The tenth Henry Goldberg Workshop is an excellent occasion to recall our goals and celebrate
some of our humble achievements. Vision and love of our fellow man are combined here to: 1)
Foster interdisciplinary interaction between leading world scientists and clinical
cardiologists so as to identify missing knowledge and catalyze new research ideas 2) relate
basic microscale molecular and subcellular phenomena to the global clinically manifested
cardiac performance 3) apply conceptual modelling and quantitative analysis to better explore
describe and understand cardiac physiology 4) interpret available clinical data and design
new revealing experiments and 5) enhance international cooperation in the endless search for
the secrets of life and their implication on cardiac pathophysiology. The first Goldberg
Workshop held in Haifa in 1984 explored the interaction of mechanics electrical activation
perfusion and metabolism emphasizing imaging in the clinical environment. The second Workshop
in 1985 discussed the same parameters with a slant towards the control aspects. The third
Goldberg Workshop held in the USA at Rutgers University in 1986 highlighted the
transformation of the microscale activation phenomena to macro scale activity and performance
relating electrophysiology energy metabolism and cardiac mechanics. The fourth Goldberg
Workshop continued the effort to elucidate the various parameters affecting cardiac performance
with emphasis on the ischemic heart. The fifth Workshop concentrated on the effect of the
inhomogeneity of the cardiac muscle on its performance. The sixth Workshop highlighted new
imaging techniques which allow insight into the local and global cardiac performance.
