Bibliograph

Open heart, a cardiac surgeon's stories of life and death on the operating table, Stephen Westaby

Type

Label

Open heart, a cardiac surgeon's stories of life and death on the operating table, Stephen Westaby

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Open heart

Oclc number

958798479

Responsibility statement

Stephen Westaby

Sub title

a cardiac surgeon's stories of life and death on the operating table

Summary

A veteran Oxford heart surgeon imparts the hard-won lessons of a life lived on the brink, sharing the stories of remarkable cases from his career while revealing why heart procedures have never become routine

Table Of Contents

The ether dome -- Humble beginnings -- Lord Brock's boots -- Township boy -- The girl with no name -- The man with two hearts -- Saving Julie's heart -- The black banana -- Domino heart -- Life on a battery -- Anna's story -- Mr Clark -- Adrenaline rush -- Double jeopardy -- Your life in their hands

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