"Predisposing conditions for acute ischemic syndromes" contains the proceedings of a conference held in Garmisch-Partenkirchcn, West Germany, October 14 and 15, 1988. The editors of this volume arc most grateful to the authors for their effort to provide manuscripts before the meeting, to the sponsor, Bayer AG, for their gen erous support, and to the publishers for the efficient collaboration, all of which have made the appearance of this book possible. All authors contributed their manu scripts in advance and they arc combined with an edited version orlhe discussions to allow rapid...