Dr. Catherine Otto is currently the J. Ward Kennedy-Hamilton Endowed Chair in Cardiology and Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Washington. She is also Editor-in-Chief of the journal Heart, published by the BMJ and the British Cardiovascular Society. Formerly head of the fellowship program at the University of Washington she is a highly prolific author with solid experience in teaching echocardiography skills and applications.

Doody's Core Titles® 2022"The quality of the content of the book is excellent. Given the complexity of the text and subject manner, this book is a valuable resource for cardiologists and cardiology fellows to further their knowledge and understanding of echocardiography. The text is organized in a way that allows readers to build an advancing framework to better grasp more advanced topics. The sixth edition provides updated guidelines and treatment strategies based on up-to-date research that was not present in the previous edition." -©Doody’s Review Service, 2021, Matthew Alan Colna, MD (East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine) Doody’s Score: 99 - 5 Stars!

• Section 1: ADVANCED PRINCIPLES FOR THE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHER1. 3D Echocardiographic Image Acquisition, Display, and Analysis2. Principles of Myocardial Mechanics and Strain Imaging3. Contrast Echocardiography4. Quantitative Analysis of Left Ventricular Anatomy and Systolic Function5. Left Ventricular Diastolic Function6. Right Ventricular Anatomy and FunctionSection 2: ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY BEST PRACTICES7. Diagnostic Echocardiography Laboratory: Structure, Standards, and Quality Improvement8. The Comprehensive Diagnostic Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiogram9. Intraoperative Echocardiography10. Interventional Echocardiography11. Focused Cardiac Ultrasound at the BedsideSection 3: CARDIOMYOPATHIES, TUMORS, AND PERICARDIAL DISEASE12. Dilated Cardiomyopathy13. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy14. Restrictive Cardiomyopathy15. Cardiac Transplantation16. Cardiac Assist Devices17. Pericardial Disease18. Cardiac Tumors and Cardio-oncologySection 4: ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE19. Stress Echocardiography for Detecting Coronary Ischemia20. Non-exercise Stress Echocardiography for Diagnosis of Coronary Disease21. Role of Echocardiography in Patients with an Acute Coronary SyndromeSection 5: VALVULAR HEART DISEASE22. Aortic Stenosis (Including Evaluation for TAVI)23. Aortic Regurgitation24. Mitral Regurgitation25. Transesophageal Echocardiography for Surgical Repair of Mitral Regurgitation26. Transcatheter mitral valve repair: role of echocardiography in patient selection, procedural guidance, and evaluation of outcomes27. Mitral Stenosis28. Right-Sided Valve Disease in Adults29. Endocarditis30. Fluid Dynamics of Prosthetic Valves31. Echocardiographic Recognition and Quantitation of Prosthetic Valve DysfunctionSection 6: VASCULAR AND SYSTEMIC DISEASES32. Acute Aortic Syndromes33. Inherited Connective Tissue Disorders34. Hypertensive Heart Disease and Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders35. The Athletic Heart on Echocardiography36. Pulmonary Hypertension37. Systemic Diseases Characterized by Immune-Mediated Injury38. Echocardiographic Evaluation of Patients with a Systemic Embolic Event39. Echocardiography in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and FlutterSection 7: ADULT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE and THE PREGNANT PATIENT40. Heart Disease in Pregnancy41. Congenital Shunts42. Left Heart Anomalies43. Right Heart Anomalies44. Complex Conotruncal Anomalies Including Tetralogy of Fallot45. Transposition of the Great Arteries46. Single Ventricles