[The other heart--pictures and thoughts for a farewell]

This is an attempt to draw attention to the demanding and complementary reality of modern medical doctors by confronting cardiology and cordiology (symbolism and mythology of the heart). After a survey of the symbolic and mythological world of the heart, the question of compatibility between the apparently opposing poles of cardiologic curative technology and cardiologic emotionalism is posed. With respect to a comprehensive medicine of tomorrow, it is crucial whether modern doctors will be capable of a two-fold synthesis, namely the harmonious interaction between a rational basic position (raison de la mathématique) and an emotional standpoint (raison du coeur) and the increasing harmony of male and female norms.