The joint workshop between the European Society of Cardiology and the European Society ofCardiovascular Surgery, held October 14-15, 1983 in Innsbruck, Austria, was a unique event. The idea originated in Atlanta, 1982, with C. Hahn and was supported by V. Bjõrk and N. Browse. H. Denolin and F. Loogen brought added impact from the European Society of Cardiology. The joint workshop specifically emphasized new trends and controversies in coronary artery surgery. The contri butions appearing in this edition were selected by a scientific committee: H. Deno lin, H. Kraft-Kinz, F. Unger, F. Loop, L. Cohn, F. Loogen, P. Lichtlen, T. Killip, and F.Kaindl. The specific aim was to evaluate controversial review points in coronary artery surgery. These were covered in six discussions and in nine forums with slide presen tations. The topics were: 1. Indications for coronary artery surgery 2. Graft patency and long-term results 3. New operative techniques 4. Myocardial preservation and anesthetic management 5. Combined procedures 6. Long-term follow-up Coronary artery surgery is a model for comprehensive cardiology, whereby sur gery serves as a link between diagnosis and rehabilitation. Because coronary artery surgery has become a routine procedure with standardized techniques, the demand is increasing dramatically as reflected by enormous waiting lists. Hospital mortality can be kept under 1 %, so that the value of this operation can also be discussed with regard to its social and economic aspects. In the majority of cases, patients improve and finally retum to work, finding life most enjoyable again.

I Prospectives in Coronary Artery Surgery

Opening address: New Trends in Cardiology
Adress: Trends in Coronary Entry Surgery
Prognosis in Ischemic Heart Disease
II Indications for Coronary Artery Surgery
Anatomical and Tactical Considerations for Peripheral Revascularization in Patients with Diffuse Triple-Vessel Disease
Myocardial Revascularization for Early Postinfarction Angina
Single Lesion of Proximal LAD in Young Patients: Medical Therapy, SVG, IMA Graft, PTCA?
Reoperation for Coronary Artery Disease
Cardiac Transplantation: An Approach to End-Stage Coronary Heart Disease
III Operative Techniques
Coronary Endarterectomy Associated with Aortocoronary Bypass
Selective Treatment of Diffuse Coronary Artery Disease by a Combination of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Transluminal Balloon-Catheter Dilatation
The Technique of Subcutaneous Vein Harvest
Flow in Saphenous Vein Bypass Grafts
A New Method of Assessing Myocardial Ischemic Injury During Cardiac Operations: Electron Probe X-Ray Microanalysis
Direct Revascularization of the Septal Arteries: Preliminary Report on 112 Patients
IV Anaesthetic Management in Coronary Artery Surgery
The Use of Timolol in Reducing the Incidence of Supraventricular Arrhythmias After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Effect of the Bypass Pump Priming Fluid on the Metabolic Response to Open-Heart Surgery
Hemodynamic Results with Hemofiltration in Postoperative Cardiac Surgical Patients
V Myocardial Protection
Myocardial Preservation by Preoperative of High Amounts of Insulin Administration
Myocardial Preservation in Emergency Coronary Surgery
Thermographic Evaluation of Cardioplegia Diffusion in Coronary Patients
Magnesium Augmentation During Reperfusion for the Reduction of Postischaemic Myocardial Damage
Calcium Flux Across the Myocardial Cellular Membrane During Cardioplegic Cardiac Arrest
Intracoronary Nifedipine in Patients Suspected of Perioperative Coronary Spasm
Myocardial Protection with Cardioplegia in Patients with Severe CAD
Enhanced Myocardial Protection by Means of Maintained ? Blockade and Preoperative Carbohydrate Infusion
Establishing Safe Parameters for the Administration of Clear Cardioplegia in Humans
VI Left Ventricular Aneurysmectomy
Patient Selection for Left Ventricular Aneurysmectomy
False Aneurysm of the Left Ventricle After Myocardial Infarction
Clinical Experience in 445 Resections of Ventricular Aneurysms
Left Ventricular Aneurysmectomy Combined with Encircling Endocardial Ventriculotomy for Treatment of Recurrent Sustained Ventricular Tachycardio (VT)
Surgical Treatment of Ventricular Tachycardias with Partial Endocardial Ventriculotomy
Ventricular Arrhythmias Before and After Aortocoronary Bypass Surgery
Endocardial Resection for Ventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Fibrillation
Hemodynamic and Angiographic Results After Left Ventricular Aneurysmectomy
Combined Procedures with Aortocoronary Bypass Surgery
Encircling Endocardial Ventriculotomy Versus Endocardial Resection for the Treatment of Drug-Refractory. Ischemic Ventricular Tachycardia
VII Graft Patency and Long Term Follow up
Changes in the Native Vessels After Aortocoronary Bypass Surgery
Variables Influencing Patency of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts
Evaluation of Aortocoronary Graft Patency with Computed Tomography
Early Exercise Testing and Coronary Bypass Surgery Post-infarction
Short-Term Radionuclide Study of Ventricular Function After Coronary Bypass Surgery
Stress-Radionuclide Ventriculography in the Evaluationof CABG Patients
Long-Term Results of Aortocoronary Bypass Surgery
Influence of Residual Disease on Late Survival After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Survival in 1041 Patients with Consecutive Aortocoronary Bypass Operations
Long-Term Follow-up of Reoperation After Coronary Bypass Surgery
Long-Term Results After Early Revascularization for Impending Infarction
Imaging of Coronary Grafts Without Catheterization of Coronary Ostia.