• 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.