This is an amazing book that explains cardiac hemodynamics for common valve disorders, cardiomyopathies and shock in a very easy to understand fashion. Since the focus is mostly on waveforms and their etiologies, this book is probably best suited for fellows or those that spend time in the cath lab. I highly recommend this text, as it succinctly explains many difficult concepts clearly and with multitudes of diagrams and pictures. It is an essential reference that complements Grossman's perfectly.