A definitive resource, The ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Imaging, second edition provides extensive coverage of all cardiovascular imaging modalities. Produced in collaboration with the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging with contributions from specialists across the globe and edited by a distinguished team of experts, it is a 'state of the art' clinically-orientated imaging reference.

Now fully revised and updated with the latest imaging techniques and technology and covering even more conditions than before, it not only discusses the principles of individual modalities but also clearly demonstrates the added value each technique can bring to the treatment of all cardiac diseases. Richly illustrated with colour figures, images, and tables and using a wealth of newly available evidence to link theory to practice, it demonstrates how these techniques can be used in the diagnosis of a range of cardiovascular diseases. Learning how to apply them in practice is made easy with free access to videos and imaging loops online along with the full text so that it is always available, even when on the move.

Impressive in scope, The ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Imaging contains information on cutting-edge technical developments in echocardiography, CT, CMR and hybrid imaging and well imaging's current role in cardiac interventions, such as identifying cardiac structures, helping to guide procedures and exclude possible complications. The application of imaging modalities in conditions such as valvular and coronary heart disease, heart failure, cardiomyopathies, peri-myocardioal disease, adult congenital heart disease and aortic disease, is also extensively considered.

From discussion on improved imaging techniques and advances in technology, to guidance and explanation of key practices and theories, this new edition of The ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Imaging is the ideal reference guide for cardiologists and radiologists alike.

Jose Luis Zamorano, Head of Cardiology, University Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain,Jeroen Bax, Director of the Echo Lab, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands,Juhani Knuuti, Director of Cardiology, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland,Patrizio Lancellotti, Director of the Echo Lab, Heart Valve Clinic, Echo Department, Intensive Care Unit, University of Liege, CHU Sart Tilman, Belgium,Luigi Badano, Head of Imaging, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular sciences, School of Medicine, University of Padova, Italy,Udo Sechtem, Director of Cardiology, Division of Cardiology, Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus, Stuttgart, Germany

Technical aspects of imaging
1. Conventional Echocardiography - basic principles
2. Nuclear Cardiology (PET & SPECT) - basic principles
3. Cardiac CT - basic principles
4. CMR - basic principles
New technical developments in imaging techniques
5. New developments in echocardiography/Advanced echocardiography
6. Hybrid imaging: PET-CT and SPECT-CT, PET-MRI
7. New technical developments in CT
8. New technical developments in CMR
9. Imaging during cardiac interventions
Valvular heart disease
10. Aortic valve stenosis
11. Aortic valve regurgitation
12. Mitral valve stenosis
13. Mitral valve regurgitation
14. Tricuspid and pulmonary valve disease
15. Valvular prostheses
16. Percutaneous valve therapy
17. Endocarditis
Coronary artery disease
18. Echocardiography and detection of coronary artery disease
19. Nuclear cardiology and detection of coronary artery disease
20. MCST and detection of coronary artery disease
21. CMR and detection of coronary artery disease
22. Imaging the vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque
Heart Failure
23. Evaluation of systolic LV function and LV mechanics
24. Evaluation of diastolic LV function
25. Evaluation of RV function
26. Echocardiography to assess viability
27. Nuclear and MSCT to assess viability
28. CMR to assess viability
29. Imaging cardiac innervation
30. Cardiac resynchronization therapy: selection of candidates
31. Cardiac resynchronization therapy: optimization and follow-up
32. Echocardiography evaluation in LVAD
Cardiomyopathies
33. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
34. Infiltrative cardiomyopathy
35. Dilated cardiomyopathy
36. Other genetic and acquired cardiomyopathies
Peri-myocardial disease
37. Pericardial effusion and tamponade
38. Constrictive pericarditis
39. Myocarditis
40. Cardiac masses and tumors
Adult congenital heart disease
41. Role of echocardiography
42. Role of CMR and MSCT
Aortic disease: aneurysm and dissection
43. Role of echocardiography
44. Role of CMR
45. Role of MSCT