• It is a unique blend of cardiovascular diagnostic and prognostic imaging and the appropriateness of clinical and procedural management

• 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

• 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)

• Discusses the relative roles of CMR and cardiac CT

• Explores invasive approaches to assessment of coronary plaque and flow physiology

• 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

• Serves as a soapbox to encourage the development of an integrated cardiovascular imaging subspecialty.