The second edition of the definitive reference of echocardiography and Doppler in both adults and children now includes extensive use of colour and covers new techniques and approaches such as exercise echo, intravascular ultrasound, intraoperative and transesophageal echo. The important topic of the recognition and assessment of congenital heart disease presenting in adults is now discussed; the section on pediatric heart disease has been restructured and condensed. The emphasis throughout is on the basic principles of this well-established non-invasive diagnostic technology and its latest innovations and applications