§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all the research projects on heart diseases carried out or sponsored by his Department for each year since 1975.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 9 March 1990]: The information is as follows:
Year and Project Title
1975
Correlation of certain pathological findings in the heart and coronary arteries, obtained by a post mortem investigation including sterioarteriography with clinical observations made before death.
Fibroblast viability in allograft heart valve leaflet.
1977
ECG interpretation by computer.
Genetic variation in the regulation of cholestrol synthesis in relation to coronary heart disease.
Computer assisted radionuclide cardiovascular diagnosis
1978
Computer assisted reporting on electrocardiograms
Computer analysis of instantaneous pressure and velocity signals to assess ventricular contractility power and output impedance in patients with coronary and valvular heart disease before and after surgical heart treatment.
1980
A study of cardiac and respiratory rate and rhythm in the new born to determined (i) their relationship to each other, (ii) whether or not this changes during the first few months of life, (iii) if recordings at home differ from those in hospital and (iv) their possible roll in sudden infant death.
Comparison of nuclear angiography and echocardiography (M-mode and phased array) in the investigation of left ventricular performance