The EACVI Textbook of Echocardiography

This print edition of The EACVI Textbook of Echocardiography comes with a DVD and access to the online version on Oxford Medicine Online, for as long as the edition is published by Oxford University Press. By activating your unique access code, you can read and annotate the full text online, follow links from the references to primary research materials, and view, enlarge, and download all the figures and tables.

This fully updated second edition of the official textbook of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging serves the educational requirements of cardiologists and all clinical medical professionals in echocardiography. It is fully-aligned with EACVI goals and reflects the core European syllabus.

Published in partnership with the European Society of Cardiology and written by a team of expert authors, this textbook is a valuable resource on echocardiography and for accreditation through the EACVI.

With its thorough and instructive text complemented by more than 500 full colour images and 200 videos online and as a separate DVD, The EACVI Textbook of Echocardiography is a one-stop, authoritative resource on echocardiography.

Patrizio Lancellotti, University Hospital Sart Tilman, Liege, Belgium,Jose Zamorano,Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain,Gilbert Habib,Department of Cardiology Marseilles, France,Luigi Badano, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Padua, Italy, ,Department of Cardiology, University of Oslo, Norway

Patricio Lancellotti is head of the intensive care cardiology unit at the University of Liege Hospital Center and Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Liege.

His research has led to significant progress in the care of patients suffering from functional mitral insufficiency.




Bogdan A. Popescuis the Chair of the EAE Accreditation Committee and Treasurer of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging. His responsibilities also include Associate Professor of Cardiology and Director of Echocardiography Laboratory Euroecolab, University of Medicine and PharmacyInstitute of Cardiovascular Diseases.


Luigi P. Badano MD, PhD, FESC, FACC is the director of the Echocardiography Laboratory Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences at the University of Padua, Italy.


Maurizio Galderisi is the Associate Professor of Cardiology at the University of Naples, Federico II.


Thor Edvardsen Deputy Head of the Department of Cardiology, and is the Director in the Director, Section of Diagnostics and Treatment at the University of Oslo, Norway.

Jose Zamorano is the Director of the Cardiovascular Institute at the University Clinic San Carlos, Madrid.