I Pathology and Physiology of Myocardial Ischaemia.- 1 Pathologic-Anatomical Aspects of Chronic Myocardial Ischaemia.- 2 Hibernating Myocardium: A Review.- 3 Indicators of a Dualistic Organization of Heart Muscle Structure and Function.- 4 Methods of Nuclear Medicine to Verify Vitality and Efficacy of TMLR.- II Treatment Strategies for Coronary Heart Disease.- 5 Medical Treatment in the Case of Severe Coronary Artery Disease.- 6 Potential and Limitations of PTCA in Severe Coronary Artery Disease.- 7 Possibilities and Limits of Cardiac Surgery in Patients with Severe Coronary Artery Disease.- 8 Borderline Indications for Heart Transplantation and Alternative Measures.- III Laser Techniques.- 9 The History of Transmyocardial Revascularization.- 10 Transmyocardial Laser Revascularisation: A Matter of the Right Wavelength?.- 11 Basic Science Consideration in TMR - In Vitro and In Vivo Studies.- 12 Working Mechanism of Pulsed CO2, Holmium and Excimer Laser Systems with Regard to Transmyocardial Revascularisation (TMR): In Vivo Implications.- 13 Transmyocardial Laser Revascularisation: Are New Approaches with New Lasers Possible?.- IV Clinical Experience with TMLR.- 14 Transmyocardial Laserrevascularisation with the CO2-Laser.- 15 Transmyocardial Laser Revascularisation in the Treatment of Severe Diffuse Coronary Artery Disease.- 16 Transmyocardial Laser Revascularisation in Edinburgh.- 17 Transmyocardial Laser Revascularisation.- 18 Transmyocordial Laser Revascularisation: Clinical Observations Concerning the Use of an Excimer Laser System.- 19 Transmyocardial Laser Revascularisation with a Holmium :YAG Laser: Initial Clinical Experience.- V Imaging Techniques.- 20 Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion and Metabolism: Promises and Limitations.- 21 Intraoperative Perfusion Measurements in MIDCAB and TMLR Surgery by Thermal Imaging: A New Clinical Software.- VI Experimental Finding.- 22 TMLR With and Without Additional Single Grafting: Differences in Postoperative Outcome?.- 23 Transmyocardial Laser Revascularisation (TMLR): Experimental Studies on Acute Regional Ischaemia.