Why I wrote this book

An interventional cardiologist lives by echo: it selects patients, guides structural procedures and catches complications before the monitor does. Yet the knowledge is scattered across long guideline documents that nobody reads at the bedside.

I wrote these notes as the compact companion I wanted for my own trainees — one note, one idea, with the number or criterion you actually need.

From first view to complex disease

Foundations: cardiac anatomy, standard views, M-mode, 2D, colour, spectral and tissue Doppler, and strain imaging.

Function: chamber quantification, left and right ventricular systolic function and diastolic assessment.

Disease: native and prosthetic valve disease, cardiomyopathies, congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, pericardial disease, masses and infective endocarditis.

Acute care: cardiac emergencies and point-of-care echocardiography.

Each note highlights the measurement, the reference value, the diagnostic criterion or the pitfall, in line with current international recommendations.

Who I had in mind

Cardiologists and physicians who perform or request echocardiograms, sonographers and echocardiographers, postgraduate trainees, and students preparing for cardiology examinations.

The book at a glance

Author	Dr A M Thirugnanam, MD, MSICP, FSCAI, Ph.D., Senior Interventional Cardiologist
Content	430 quick notes in 42 chapters
Scope	Basic views to strain, valves, prosthetics, congenital disease and POCUS
Format	PDF eBook with lifetime access, via CardiologyBooks.com

Questions readers ask me

Is this a textbook of echocardiography?

No — it is a rapid reference. It assumes you are learning echo and need concise, accurate reminders rather than long explanations.

Does it include normal values?

Yes. Reference values and diagnostic thresholds are built into the relevant notes.

Is it useful for examinations?

Yes. The note format suits last-month revision for cardiology and medicine examinations.

About the author

Dr A M Thirugnanam, MD, MSICP, FSCAI, Ph.D., Senior Interventional Cardiologist, consultant at TX Hospitals and Virinchi Hospitals in Hyderabad, and founder of the Academy of Elite Doctors. I write for the clinician who has to make the call at the bedside or in the lab, not for the shelf.

Copies are sold and delivered through my publishing imprint — order Echocardiography Quick Notes on CardiologyBooks.com. If you want structured, one-to-one guidance beyond the book, read about my cardiology mentorship programme or browse free articles in the Cardiology Learning Center.

Echocardiography Quick Notes — 430 Bedside Echo Notes by Dr Thirugnanam

Why I wrote this book

From first view to complex disease

Who I had in mind

The book at a glance