King of hearts : the true story of the maverick who pioneered open heart surgery

Author/Creator:

Miller, G. Wayne

Publication/Creation:

New York : Crown Publishers, [2000]

Format:

Book

More Details

Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

King of hearts : the true story of the maverick who pioneered open heart surgery / G. Wayne Miller

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Biography
Biographies

Subjects:

Lillehei, C. Walton,1918-1999
Surgeons--United States--Biography
Heart--Surgery--United States--History
Thoracic Surgery
Cardiac Surgical Procedures--history
United States

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Prologue : red alert -- A river of blood -- Surgeon-scientists -- Invasive procedures -- Blue babies -- Animal testing -- A 10 percent solution -- The human candidate -- Brave hearts -- Zero time -- Lourdes in Minneapolis -- Needles and bubbles -- One red rose -- Moral considerations -- New York medicine -- Bread upon the waters -- Epilogue : the right stuff.

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-288) and index.

Summary:

Discusses the development of open heart surgery and the pioneers who revolutionized medical history, including Walton Lillehei, Michael DeBakey and Christiaan Barnard.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xv, 302 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937858199302486

ISBN:

9780609807248
0609807242

OCLC Number:

49746147

Barcode:

070000201818