Can you die of a broken heart? : a heart surgeon's insight into what makes us tick
Stamp, Nikki2018
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When the actress Debbie Reynolds died a day after her beloved daughter, Carrie Fisher, we interpreted it as literal 'heartbreak'. But what's the evidence? How do times of emotional upheaval affect the heart? Can love, or exercise, really heal our heart problems? And why do we know so much about heart attacks in men, when they are more fatal in women? This book is a fascinating insight into the workings of our most vital organ and how our emotions and lifestyle affect its every beat. Heart and lung surgeon Dr Nikki Stamp takes us into the operating theatre, explaining what she sees in patients with heart complications, and what it's like to perform a life-saving transplant. Stamp fell in the love with the heart as a child and continues to be fascinated by its workings and the whole-of-life experiences that affect it.
Main title:
Author:
Stamp, Nikki, author
Imprint:
Sydney : Murdoch Books, 2018.
Collation:
223 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9781760634254 (pbk)
Dewey class:
616.1612.17
LC class:
RC681
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2226563