Darwin's Heart (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798823004992)

A middle-aged man dying of heart failure consents to an experimental artificial heart. The post-op course was stormy with no improvement. His wish was to die at home, so he was discharged. At the funeral, his wife presented the doctors with a lawsuit, saying "You buried my husband without his heart." The doctors found his heart, put it back in his chest, and the lawsuit vanished. This case had a profound effect on the author's thinking and conduct as a physician cardiologist. Dr. Weiss realized doctors focused on the heart as a pump, rather than the symbolic heart and what it represents. This book surveys how a host of ancient cultures, religions, and civilizations envisioned the homo sapiens heart before the advent of modern medicine, and how that understanding will preserve our species.

Author: Morris Jr. Weiss Facp Facc
ISBN-10: 8823004993
ISBN-13: 9798823004992
Publisher: Authorhouse
Language: English
Published: 04/23/2023
Pages: 122
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d