" The book presents the complex and intriguing subject of echocardiography in a format which is simple-to-understand, ready-to-assimilate and handy for reference. Different abnormalities of heart diseases including congenital, valvular, coronary, hypertensive, myocardial, endocardial and pericardial diseases have been discussed under separate sections. Due emphasis has been laid on diagnostic pitfalls, differential diagnoses, causative factors and clinical significances. Newer topics such as 3D-ECHO, strain imaging and TAPSE has been included. Real-time images, illustrative diagrams and explanatory tables have been incorporated."