Echocardiology [antikvár]

FOREWORDThis symposium is the fourth of a series of scientific meetings in the field of echocardiology, held at the Erasmus University, Rotterdam.* The series was initiated by Klaas Bom, who organized the first two meetings, and was continued by Charles Lancée. These previous symposia met with great success.These proceedings comprise most of the invited lectures and free communications which had their 'hve performance' during the 4th Symposium on Echocardiology.We decided, again, to maintain one of the most striking features of the last meetings : having the proceedings available at the time of the meeting. As a consequence, the authors-to-be were confronted with a very tight schedule. The editing time was also limited and therefore neither terminology nor units have been completely standardized. However, as a result, these proceedings do reflect the 'state of the art' in echocardiology.This is not a textbook on echocardiology, but cardiologists and technicians, with experience in the field of echocardiology, will certainly appreciate the educational features of this book.This symposium was organized in association withInteruniversity Institute of Cardiology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.Dutch Society of Ultrasound in Medicine and BiologyDutch Heart Foundation, The Hague, the NetherlandsEuropean Society of CardiologyFinancial support was given byInteruniversity Institute of Cardiology, Amsterdam, the NetherlandsUniversity-fund Rotterdam Foundation, Rotterdam, the NetherlandsDutch Heart Foundation, The Hague, the Netherlands.Rotterdam, June 1981HANS RIJSTERBORGH* The second symposium has been published as: Bom N, ed: Echocardiology. Martinus NijhofTPublishers, The Hague/Boston/London: 1977. The third symposium has been published as: Lancée CT, ed: Echocardiology. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, The Hague/Boston/London: 1979.