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1. Introduction; A.S. Iskandrian, E.E. van der Wall. 2. Myocardial ischemia, stunning and hibernation: blood flow, metabolism and pathophysiology mechanism; M.W. Finkel, C.V. Oddis, B.G. Hattler, R.L. Simmons. 3. Thallium-201 to assess myocardial viability; L.L. Johnson. 4. The role of technetium-99m Sestamibi in the evaluation of myocardial viability; P. Rigo, T. Benoit, S. Braat. 5. Delineation of viable myocardium with metabolic imaging; S.R. Bergmann. 6. Echocardiographic assessment of myocardial viability; S. Kaul. 7. Magnetic resonance techniques for the assessment of myocardial viability; E.E. van der Wall, H.W. Vliegen. 8. Approach to the assessment of myocardial viability in the cardiac catheterization laboratory; M.J. Kern, M.S. Flynn. 9. The cardiac surgeon's viewpoint of myocardial viability; E.H.G. Venneker, B.L.F. van Eck-Smit, G.L. van Rijk-Zwikker. 10. When is myocardial viability a clinical relevant issue? Summary and perspectives; A.S. Iskandrian, E.E. van der Wall. Index.