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Book review

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One reason for so many chapters in this section (113 by some two dozen authors) is that each topic is dealt with in a number of short chapters, e.g. mitral-valve regurgitation has separate chapters for pathophysiology, use of plain chest radiographs, echocardiography and angiography. Five different authors contribute to this subject. These individual chapters are written by experts in their fields, mostly to a high standard with clearly presented texts and diagrams, and nearly all the images are beautifully reproduced. In particular, the complicated congenital heart conditions are clearly and comprehensively presented. There is a welcome chapter in the introductory section emphasising the value of fluoroscopy in the detection and assessment of cardiac calcification, although its value in assessing complications of prosthetic valves should have been stated.