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Morris, Thomas (Thomas Neil Gareth), author.
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Heart -- Surgery -- History -- Case studies.
Heart surgeons -- Surgery -- Case studies.
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The matter of the he...
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The matter of the heart : a history of the heart in eleven operations / Thomas Morris.
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Morris, Thomas (Thomas Neil Gareth), author.
New York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2018.
Subjects
Heart -- Surgery -- History -- Case studies.
Heart surgeons -- Surgery -- Case studies.
ISBN:
9781250117168 (hardcover) :
125011716X
Description:
xiii, 414 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Contents:
Bullet to the heart -- Blue babies -- "A sensible hissing" -- Ice baths and monkey lungs -- Rubber balls and pig valves -- Metronomes and nuclear reactors -- "Strong and peculiar symptoms" -- One life, two hearts -- Clinical trial by media -- Fantastic voyage -- I, Robot (surgeon).
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Through the stories of eleven landmark heart surgeries between 1945 and 2005, Morris shows the achievements made by cardiac surgeons -- and the committed bravery, occasional arrogance, jealous rivalry, and incredible ingenuity they displayed to get the job done. Peer over the surgeon's shoulders and into the miracle of the human body, and discover the history of risk-taking that has ultimately saved millions of lives.
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Hawaii State Library
Business, Science & Technology
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Kaimuki Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
617.412 Mo
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Waimea Public Library (Kauai)
Adult Nonfiction
617.412 Mo
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