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Open Hearts: Stories of the Surgery That Changes Children's Lives
Kate Bull
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Description for Open Hearts: Stories of the Surgery That Changes Children's Lives
Hardcover. The history of children's heart surgery told through the stories of patients and their families Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; MJW; MNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Nearly all of us will, at some point, know someone who was born with a heart defect. But, as the surgical scars so often remain hidden, we just might not realise it.; Powerfully telling of the patients and their experiences, Open Hearts is a remarkable medical story: we are often so focused on 'extraordinary' people and their achievements, we forget just how incredible the 'ordinary' achievements of living can be.; Until the 1960s 'blue babies' were a striking sight in our streets. Suffering from congenital heart disease offered a bleak outlook to young patients and a heartbreaking experience for parents. ... Read more
Nearly all of us will, at some point, know someone who was born with a heart defect. But, as the surgical scars so often remain hidden, we just might not realise it.; Powerfully telling of the patients and their experiences, Open Hearts is a remarkable medical story: we are often so focused on 'extraordinary' people and their achievements, we forget just how incredible the 'ordinary' achievements of living can be.; Until the 1960s 'blue babies' were a striking sight in our streets. Suffering from congenital heart disease offered a bleak outlook to young patients and a heartbreaking experience for parents. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783962273
SKU
V9781783962273
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About Kate Bull
Kate Bull qualified in medicine from Cambridge University and has specialised in the treatment of congenital heart disease at Great Ormond Street Hospital since 1979. Both highly regarded practitioner and academic expert in her field, she also has a particular respect for the experiences of patients and parents. She has made great efforts to engage with support groups for congenital ... Read more
Reviews for Open Hearts: Stories of the Surgery That Changes Children's Lives
"Terrific - up there with the best recent medical books like Henry Marsh's Do No Harm" - Peter Forbes, author of Dazzled and Deceived: Mimicry and Camouflage and The Gecko's Foot; "It will tug at the heart strings with accounts of real human suffering ... What I loved more than anything else about this book was the sense of wonder ... Read more