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• It is a unique blend of cardiovascular diagnostic and prognostic imaging and the appropriateness of clinical and procedural management<br><br> • Covers the full range of clinical cardiac imaging and its applications, focussing on how the information derived can be used in clinical decision-making and patient management as well as current topics in clinical cardiology<br><br> • Focuses on its major areas of strength with chapters on endocarditis, aortic stenosis, heart failure, and cardiomyopathy; covers the recent developments in speckle tracking; the applications of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR)<br><br> • Discusses the relative roles of CMR and cardiac CT<br><br> • Explores invasive approaches to assessment of coronary plaque and flow physiology<br><br> • Provides a comprehensive update of the status of the clinical applications of the imaging approaches as well as an update of important issues of clinical cardiology<br><br> • Serves as a soapbox to encourage the development of an integrated cardiovascular imaging subspecialty.