Covers all of the major issues in diagnostic echocardiography. Each chapter covers the basics of imaging and important diagnostic aspects of each topic providing a series of moving and still images on the DVD which the reader can access simultaneously.

contians over 25 chapters reviewing the major issues in diagnostic echocardiography; contains a bonus CD-ROM along with the text; a concise examination of subtopics such as technical aspects of imaging, diagnostic pitfalls and important clinical points of each diagnosis.

• Principles of Echocardiography.- Echocardiographic Instrumentation and Principles.- Introduction to Imaging: The Normal Examination.- Protocol and Nomenclature in Transthoracic Echocardiography.- Clinical Utility of Echocardiography.- Diseases of the Myocardium and Pericardium.- Echocardiographic Assessment of Systolic Function.- Echocardiographic Assessment of Diastolic Function.- Echocardiography in Myocardial Infarction.- Stress Echocardiography.- Cardiomyopathies.- Pericardial Disease.- Valvular Heart Disease.- Aortic Stenosis.- Aortic Regurgitation.- Mitral Stenosis.- Mitral Regurgitation.- Infective Endocarditis.- Miscellaneous Topics in Echocardiography.- Echocardiography in Atrial Fibrillation.- Cardiac Source of Embolus.- Pulmonary Embolism and Pulmonary Hypertension.- Cardiac Masses and Tumors.- Aortic Dissection.- Laura Benzaquen.- Congenital Heart Disease: Atrial Septal Defect.- Adult Congenital Heart Disease.- Transesophageal Echocardiography: A Primer.

From the reviews:

This is a basic echocardiographic textbook that encompasses all aspects of cardiac ultrasound. The accompanying DVD provides a unique and indispensable platform to illustrate anatomical findings. a ] intended audience includes anyone interested in developing the skills required to either acquire and/or interpret cardiac ultrasound images including students, sonographers, cardiology fellows, and echocardiographers. a ] a book that is well suited as a text for trainees and as a refresher for practicing clinicians. a ] this book has raised the bar for a basic echocardiographic text. (Michael C Cunningham, Doodya (TM)s Review Service, January, 2008)