A comprehensive historic documentation on Andreas Grntzig, M.D. (1939-1985), who in 1977 pioneered coronary balloon angioplasty, the most common medical intervention in the world today. Grntzig was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1978.

• Historical information and documents published for the first time
• Personal accounts of Grntzig's former colleagues at the University of Zrich
• Newly discovered evidence on the history of transluminal coronary angioplasty
• Reflections on how Grntzig mastered challenges and overcame obstacles