This volume gleaned from presentations of the symposium, "Functional Morphology of the Endocrine Heart," (held in Antwerp, Belgium, in conjunction with the 8th European Anatomical Congress) is indicative of the growing interest in cardiac endocrinology. In detailing current research projects internationally respected scientists elucidate the state of knowledge about cardiac hormones. Functional Morphology of the Endocrine Heart serves not only to update advances in cardiac endocrinology, but it provides a basic for further bio-medical research.