Chapter 1: Emergency echocardiography: General considerations

Chapter 2: Echocardiography in acute myocardial infarction

Chapter 3: Echocardiography in complications of acute myocardial infarction

Chapter 4: Echocardiography in acute heart failure and cardiogenic shock

Chapter 5: Echocardiography and Focus Cardiac Ultrasound in cardiac arrest

Chapter 6: Echocardiography in acute aortic dissection

Chapter 7: Echocardiography in acute pulmonary embolism

Chapter 8: Echocardiography in cardiac tamponade

Chapter 9: Echocardiography in acute aortic insufficiency

Chapter 10: Echocardiography in acute mitral regurgitation

Chapter 11: Echocardiography in obstruction of native valves

Chapter 12: Emergency echocardiography in patients with prosthetic valves

Chapter 13: Echocardiography in detecting cardiac sources of embolism

Chapter 14: Emergency intraoperative and postoperative echocardiography

Chapter 15: Echocardiography in mechanical circulatory support

Chapter 16: Echocardiography in chest trauma

Chapter 17: Stress echocardiography in the emergency department

Chapter 18: Handheld ultrasound devices in the emergency setting

Chapter 19: Focus cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS)

Chapter 20: Lung ultrasound in emergency cardiac care

Chapter 21: Echocardiography-guided patient management in the intensive care unit

Chapter 22: Echocardiography in complications of percutaneous interventions