FEATURES: 1. Graphical summary of the echocardiographic assessment of ventricular systolic function, with emphasis on the left ventricle. 2. Two-dimensional, hemodynamic Doppler, and tissue Doppler measures of ventricular systolic function. 3. Introduction to left ventricular architecture that underlies cardiac systolic mechanics and Deformation assessment of ventricular systolic function. ................. This is the fifth volume in the introductory...