Great innovations take place within great institutions. Founded in 1819, Toronto General Hospital (TGH) is one of Canada’s oldest hospitals and has created a nurturing environment for early Canadian innovations in heart surgery. The Heartbeat of Innovation tells the story of the brilliant surgeons who worked there and the hospital environment that provided an incubator to the many people – skilled perfusionists, dedicated nurses, and pioneering cardiologists – who participated in ...

"Insightful and filled with verve...electrifying."—Wall Street JournalHailed as "an astute book of enormous importance" (Sherwin Nuland), The Surgeons follows the team at one of the world's premier cardiac surgery and transplant centers. Given unprecedented access, Charles R. Morris recounts in thrilling detail a late-night against-the-clock "harvest run" to secure a precious transplantable organ, the heartbreaking story of a child's failed transplant, and more. A...

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From the writer of the worlds fastest growing Cardiology Website (www.thepad.pm) comes this fantastically illustrated explanation of how the heart works. If you want to understand the human heart this book will help you do so in a very simple and friendly way. Written for patients trying to understand their hearts, it is also ideal for students or healthcare professionals trying to build their knowledge for the first time.“Love your explanations! It demystifies all things cardiac i...

A Review of the Orthopedic Conditions Most Commonly Tested On the USMLE. A Must-Have for Every Medical Student!

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a therapy that uses low-voltage electrical current for pain relief.TENS equipment can be purchased by the general public so that they can self-administer treatment.This book provides guidance on how best to use TENS.

Sholom Glouberman is a widely published health care expert, greatly appreciated by clients worldwide. He was sure he could handle the system when he became a patient. How wrong he was! My Operation sharply contrasts Sholom's experience as a patient with his insights as an expert and his complete medical record. The result is a study of the health care system for everyone from professionals to policy-makers to patients.

"A surgeon internationally recognized for his expertise in heart and lung transplants . . . writes with assurance and aplomb about his achievements. " — Kirkus ReviewsStuart Jamieson has lived two lives. One began in heat and dust. Born to British ex-pats in colonial Africa, Jamieson was sent at the age of eight to a local boarding school, where heartless instructors bullied and tormented their students. ...

Winner of the American Heart Association's Howard W. Blakeslee Award for outstanding achievement in scientific journalism: Lee Gutkind's riveting and groundbreaking account of the science, ethics, and life-changing capacity of organ transplantationOver the past six decades, the rapid advances in transplant surgery rank among the most impressive and significant in modern human history. But the procedures, which have an astonishing power to improve or...

This book provides you with a thorough description and positive attributes of this breed including origin, purpose, history, normal heights and weights, acceptable colors and behavioral traits. Our books differ from most books on dog breeds because this book also provides you with a comprehensive and authoritative source of all the known predisposed hereditary health syndromes for the breed. You will find extensive references for each problem described. We also provide the breed club addre...

A Review of the Dermatological Conditions Most Commonly Tested On the USMLE. A Must-Have for Every Medical Student! (Illustrated)

Orthopedics notes for the USMLE sprinkled with luscious pics of shirtless hunks!