Introduction to hemodynamic assessment in the cardiac catheterization laboratory / Michael Ragosta -- Normal waveforms, artifacts and pitfalls / Michael Ragosta and Jamie L. W. Kennedy -- Cardiac output and shunt determination / Lawrence W. Gimple and Vishal Arora -- Mitral valve diseases / Michael Ragosta -- Aortic valve diseases / Michael Ragosta -- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and related conditions / Michael Ragosta -- Right sided heart disorders : hemodynamics of the tricuspid and pulmonic valves and right ventricle / Michael Ragosta -- Pulmonary hypertension and related disorders / LaVone A. Smith and Jamie L. W. Kennedy -- Pericardial disease and restrictive cardiomyopathy / Michael Ragosta -- Shock and heart failure / Angela M. Taylor -- Congenital heart disease / Michael R. Hainstock -- Coronary and peripheral arterial hemodynamics / Michael Ragosta.