Preface

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Author	I.A.C. van der Bilt
Moderator	I.A.C. van der Bilt
Supervisor
some notes about authorship

This open access online echocardiography course and textbook for echocardiography is the second project of the Cardionetworks Foundation. This website is intended for Echotechnicians, Cardiology residents, and as a reference for Cardiologists. All images and movies are licensed under the creative commons license. Please feel free to contact us if you have any comments on how to improve this website. Also, if you can't find things and want us to add something we are very happy to assist you.

History of Echocardiography

In the second half of the 20th century, echocardiography develpoed from a research tool to a value addition to the diagnostic arsenal of the physician. Where in the early years after the second world war Anamnesis, physical examination and the electrocardiogram were the only tools for the doctor with a cardiological patient, currenty echocardiography has developed to an invaluable tool for diagnosing several cardiac diseases.