TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY A1 - Marwick, Thomas H. A1 - DeMaria, Anthony N. A1 - Blanchard, Daniel G. A1 - Zoghbi, William A. A2 - Fuster, Valentin A2 - Harrington, Robert A. A2 - Narula, Jagat A2 - Eapen, Zubin J. PY - 2017 T2 - Hurst's The Heart, 14e AB - The term echocardiography refers to the evaluation of cardiac structure and function with images and recordings produced by ultrasound. The development of echocardiography is usually credited to Edler and Hertz in 1954.1 In the past 30 years, it has become a fundamental component of the cardiac evaluation. Currently, echocardiography (echo) provides essential (and sometimes unexpected) clinical information and is the second most frequently performed diagnostic procedure.2 The history of this technique has been closely linked with advances in computer processing, storage and miniaturization. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161725582 ER -