Contents :What is echocardiography? -- Views of the heart -- Optimising the picture -- The left ventricle -- Diastolic function and dyssynchrony -- The right ventricle -- The atria -- Myocardial infarction -- The cardiomyopathies -- Right ventricular pathologies -- Principles of valve disease -- Assessing the aortic valve -- The mitral valve -- The right heart valves -- Infective endocarditis -- Prosthetic valves -- Pericardial disease -- Cardiac masses -- The aorta -- Congenital septal abnormalities -- 3D echocardiography -- The comprehensive examination -- The focused examination -- Reporting an echo study.