Echo Made Easy International Edition

For those who are likely to request or perform an echocardiogram (echo), this highly accessible, simple guide will be of great use.

Written by consultant cardiologist Dr Sam Kaddoura, Echo Made Easy provides a full introduction for using echocardiography effectively. It covers the basic principles of the techniques used, diseases and therapies of the heart and aorta, and practical advice such as how to perform and report an echo.

Fully updated in its fourth edition, this highly-praised book is a great refresher for those experienced in echo as well as doctors in training and medical students, physicians, surgeons, general practitioners, physiologists, technicians, nurses and paramedics.

Covers latest advances in the field, including diseases of the heart and aorta, and therapies such as cardiac re-synchronisation therapy (CRT) and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)
Easy to read and navigate - organised in a logical way to take you through the topic and techniques
High quality images throughout to illustrate concepts
Provides practical clinical advice for non-experts
Features 60 online questions including multiple-choice questions, cases and echo exams to test your knowledge



Fully updated with recent advances in all aspects of echocardiography
Reflects the latest published international guidelines
New online content includes echo video images with accompanying self-assessment questions
New paediatric echo and adult congenital heart disease section