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Heart

By Sandeep Jauhar

A History. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018.

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A brief summary of Heart

The sometimes surprising and often exhilarating tale of cardiopathic history, blending together personal stories from the writer, anecdotes from the past, and hard science for a comprehensive narrative that’s as fascinating as it is informative.

Key insights in Heart

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What do you get from this book? Discover the provocative history surrounding heart health, education, and treatments
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Heart disease is the most common cause of death in the world, though modern treatments can help extend life
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Emotions are extremely important to your heart’s health; fear and stress can lead to cardiovascular damage and even death
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The heart pumps blood to essential organs in your body, a concept first introduced in the seventeenth century
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Open-heart surgery was successfully performed in 1893, but it was the invention of echocardiography that transformed cardiac operations
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“Controlled cross-circulation” was a dangerous technique that allowed heart surgeons to repair congenital heart defects with varying success
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The heart-lung machine and cardiac catheter are critical to modern surgeons, though their inventors initially gave up on them
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The Framingham Heart Study led to huge technological leaps in angioplasty, giving surgeons the ability to clear arterial blockages
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Fibrillations can kill quickly, but the pioneering work of George Mines has led to new techniques that saves lives
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Pacemakers and defibrillators correct different types of arrythmias, resulting in sustained life
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Heart transplants can be successfully performed, but with limited donors, artificial hearts are integral to future cardiac patients
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Premature ventricular contractions can occur as the result of classical conditioning and learned helplessness
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Lifestyle changes, particularly stress reduction, are key factors in mitigating heart disease
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Selected critiques in brief
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Who should read Heart

Medical students • doctors • nurses • historians • anyone with an interest in medical history

About the author of Heart

Sandeep Jauhar is a cardiologist and bestselling medical author who served as the director of the Heart Failure Program at Long Island’s Jewish Medical Center. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Time magazine. Jauhar has also been a guest medical expert on National Public Radio, CNN, and MSNBC.

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