1. Effects of acute myocardial ischemia and reperfusion in conscious animals.- Instrumentation techniques for measurements of regional myocardial function in conscious animals.- Relationship between reduction in regional blood flow and myocardial function.- Adjustment to global LV ischemia.- Adjustment to regional myocardial ischemia.- Effects of reperfusion.- Enzyme leakage from ischemic myocardium.- Summary.- References.- 2. Early changes in wall thickness and epicardial wall motion during coronary angioplasty in man. Similarities with in vitro and in vivo model.- Echocardiographic changes in wall thickness.- Changes in epicardial wall motion.- Regional marker motion.- Analysis of pressure-derived indexes during systole and diastole.- Results.- Changes in regional epicardial wall motion.- Changes in global left ventricular function.- Discussion.- References.- 3. Intracoronary electrocardiogram during transluminal coronary angioplasty.- and methods.- Results.- Discussion.- References.- 4. Clinical, electrocardiographic and hemodynamic changes during coronary angioplasty. Influence of nitroglycerine and nifedipine.- Methods.- Results.- Discussion.- Summary.- References.- 5. Wall thickening and motion in transient myocardial ischemia: Similarities and discrepancies between different models of ischemia in man (Prinzmetal’s angina, coronary angioplasty, Dipyridamole test).- Echocardiographic markers of ischemia.- The clinical model of transmural vasospastic ischemia and coronary angioplasty.- Evaluating the site of myocardial ischemia before coronary angioplasty: a role for the Dipyridamole-echocardiography test.- References.- 6. Effect of prolonged balloon inflations on hemodynamics and coronary flow with respect to balloon position in patients undergoing coronaryangioplasty.- Methods.- Results.- Discussion.- References.- 7. Myocardial release of hypoxanthine and lactate during coronary angioplasty: A quickly reversible phenomenon, but for how long?.- Patients and methods.- Results.- Discussion.- Summary.- References.- 8. Role of potassium in the genesis of arrhythmias during ischemia. Evidence from coronary angioplasty.- Electrolytes in the ischemic myocardium.- Shortening of the action potential during myocardial ischemia.- Changes in the plasma potassium during myocardial ischemia.- Conclusion.- References.- 9 “Collateralpressure” (occlusion pressure) during coronary angioplasty in coronary artery disease.- Methods.- Results.- Discussion.- Summary.- References.- 10. Assessment of the dynamic and functional characteristics of collateral flow observed during sudden controlled coronary artery occlusion.- Methods.- Results.- Discussion.- Summary.- References.- 11. Left ventricular cineangiography during coronary angioplasty.- Selection of the patients.- Left ventricular cineangiography procedure during PTCA.- Results.- References.- 12. Left ventricular filling during acute ischemia.- Methods.- Results.- Discussion and conclusions.- References.- 13. Ejection filling diastasis during transluminal occlusion in man. Consideration on global and regional left ventricular function..- Study population and protocol.- Methods.- Results.- Discussion.- Conclusion: PTCA as an ischemic model?.- References.