Myocardial Response to Acute Injury [antikvár]

Preface This book has its origins in a special birthday celebration for Professor Winifred Nayler during the annual meeting of the International Society for Heart Research (European Section) in Glasgow in June, 1990. This celebration took the form of a symposium on acute myocardial injury, an aspect of basic heart research that has attracted the attention of Winifred, and of a number of her friends, for several years. Some of these were present in Glasgow; others who were not, very willingly agreed to contribute to what is, in effect, a Festschrift. The book does not attempt to be comprehensive; it does, however, represent reasonably updated accounts of various facets of the myocardial response to acute injury. I would like to thank the Bayer Company in Leverkusen, and especially Drs Bohle and Bertschik, for the financial support which made the preparation of this book possible. It is by way of acknowledging and commemorating the work that Winifred Nayler has done in the field of myocardial calcium exchange. Together with her friend Albrecht Flecken-stein, she has contributed more than anyone to our understanding of the mechanism of action and value of calcium antagonists in myocardial ischaemia. On this special occasion of her 60th birthday we salute a fine scientist, a great encourager of younger workers, a tireless advocate for basic cardiovascular research and a good friend and colleague. Glasgow, May, 1991 James R. Parratt xni