{"product_id":"the-battle-against-heart-disease-a-physician-traces-the-history-of-mans-achievements-in-this-field-for-the-general-reader-paperback-9780521103152","title":"The Battle Against Heart Disease; A Physician Traces the History of Man's Achievements in this Field for the General Reader (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521103152","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Battle Against Heart Disease\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Physician Traces the History of Man's Achievements in this Field for the General Reader\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book describes, in historical sequence, the progress in understanding the heart's action, the diagnosis of its disorders and their treatment.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eP. E. Baldry (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521103152, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 March 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm, 0.3 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOperations on the heart and the prevalence of coronary thrombosis are widely discussed in newspapers and magazines; the importance of this book is that by simple and accurate information it enables the layman as well as doctors to understand the disturbances produced by disease and how they may be corrected or avoided. By discussing our methods against the background of their gradual evolution throughout history the reader is enabled to view the advances of the day in their proper perspective and to appreciate our indebtedness to the work of doctors and scientists in past centuries. It is stressed that the magnificent achievements of present-day surgeons must not be allowed to detract from the very important though less spectacular advances which have been made both in the medical treatment and prevention of heart disease. This book describes, in historical sequence, the progress in understanding the heart's action, the diagnosis of its disorders and their treatment from the time of Hippocrates to the second half of the twentieth century.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Preliminary reconnaissance by the early Greeks\u003cbr\u003e 2. Reappraisal during the Renaissance\u003cbr\u003e 3. The circulation discovered\u003cbr\u003e 4. Respiration and its purpose\u003cbr\u003e 5. The structure and function of the heart\u003cbr\u003e 6. Simultaneous attack on the joints and the heart\u003cbr\u003e 7. The foxglove as a therapeutic weapon\u003cbr\u003e 8. 'Tapping and listening\u003cbr\u003e 9. The use and misuse of the stethoscope\u003cbr\u003e 10. The generation of electricity in the heart\u003cbr\u003e 11. Disorders of rate and rhythm\u003cbr\u003e 12. The lifeline threatened\u003cbr\u003e 13. Preventing and combating 'heart attacks'\u003cbr\u003e 14. The heart under pressure\u003cbr\u003e 15. Invasion of the heart by bacteria\u003cbr\u003e 16. Pump failure\u003cbr\u003e 17. Congenital heart disease\u003cbr\u003e 18. The triumphs of surgery.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Medicine: general issues [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Medicine: general issues\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Medicine:%20general%20issues%20%5BMB%5D%22\"\u003eMB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006406807832,"sku":"9780521103152","price":35.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521103152i_f10fa9e7-2af5-4d18-a97d-69175ba6ab6c.jpg?v=1694970867","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-battle-against-heart-disease-a-physician-traces-the-history-of-mans-achievements-in-this-field-for-the-general-reader-paperback-9780521103152","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}