Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Opening remarks -- Current pharmacology of nitrates and calcium antagonists / Klaus, W. -- Effects and modes of action of nitrates upon rhéologie properties of the blood and the supply to ischaemic tissue / Ehrly, A. M. -- Recent findings on the effect of nitroglycerin on haemorheology / Ernst, E. / Matrai, A. -- Nitroglycerin therapy in operative medicine considering micro- and macrohaemodynamic aspects / Franke, N. -- Topical glyceryl trinitrate as adjunctive treatment in Raynaud's disease / Franks, A. G. -- Studies of glyceryl trinitrate application in gastroenterology / Staritz, M. / Meyer, K.-H. -- Regional ventricular function before and after sublingual nitroglycerin in patients with a recent myocardial infarction, during the subacute and chronic phase / Bussmann, W.-D. / Sievert, H. / Geiß, R. / Maul, F. D. / Kaltenbach, M. -- Therapy of coronary heart disease with nitrates in combination with other antianginal agents / Stauch, M. -- Nitrate tolerance / Just, H. -- New results in the field of nitrate tolerance under nitroglycerin, ISDN and ISMN / Tauchert, M. / Jansen, W. -- Current results of nitroglycerin therapy / Parker, J. O. -- Presentation of the Nitrolingual prize, 1985 / Boskamp, A. -- Supplement. Nitroglycerin prevents exercise induced regional myocardial dysfunction in dogs / Schneider, W. / Krumpl, G. / Mayer, N. / Raberger, G. -- Supplement. Prevention of diminished activity of glyceryl trinitrate by use of an aerosol / Teo, K. K. / Horgan, J. H. -- Supplement. Contrasting effects of Nitrolingual-Spray® at rest and after exercise induced angina post exercise on myocardial nutrient flow / Hutton, I. / Tweddel, A. C. / McGhie, I. / Martin, W. -- Backmatter