[Technique of comparative angiographic and morphologic examination of the heart and pulmonary circulation (author's transl)].

Morphological changes of the cardiovascular system, e.g., due to congenital or acquired valvular diseases, cannot be analysed, evaluated or documented sufficiently by traditional gross pathological examination alone.

[Morphologic consideration of heart failure (author's transl)].

The left ventricle in left heart failure can be elliptical, spherical or funnel shaped. There is no firm correlation between the different shapes and the hemodynamics. Left ventricular failure results in dilatation, deformation and loss of funnel function of the left atrium.

[Radiographic pattern of iodine contrasted arteriosclerotic vascular changes. Analysis and documentation (author's transl)].

Vessels as well as soft tissues can be contrasted in a solution of 10 percent formaldehyde and sodium iodate so that structural details can easily be identified by X-ray. Atheromatous plaques, ulcers and calcifications are demonstrable by comparing X-ray films of contrasted and uncontrasted vessels. This methods allow a quick investigation of vascular walls and of other tissues.

[Anatomy and pathology of the tricuspid valve (author's transl)].

Anatomy and pathology of the tricuspid valve are presented in a short survey. Annulus fibrosus and leaflets are less firm than those of the mitral valve, whereas the tricuspid orifice is larger than the mitral orifice. Isolated tricuspid disease - congenital or acquired - occurs only rarely.