{"product_id":"9780817321000-strong-steady-pulse-first-ed","title":"A Strong and Steady Pulse","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStories from a Cardiologist\u003cbr\u003eProvides an insider's perspective on the field of cardiovascular medicine told through vignettes and insights drawn from Gregory Chapman's three decades of experience. In twenty-six bite-sized chapters, Chapman provides an overview of cardiovascular diseases and treatments, illuminating the art and science of medical practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA seasoned cardiologist shares his experiences, opinions, and recommendations about heart disease and other cardiac problems\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Strong and Steady Pulse: Stories from a Cardiologist\u003c\/i\u003e provides an insider’s perspective on the field of cardiovascular medicine told through vignettes and insights drawn from Gregory D. Chapman’s three decades as a cardiologist and professor of medicine. In twenty-six bite-sized chapters based on real life patients and experiences, Chapman provides an overview of contemporary cardiovascular diseases and treatments, illuminating the art and science of medical practice for lay audiences and professionals alike.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Chapman’s inspiration for this memoir was a wish to provide medical students and general readers alike with a better understanding of cardiac disease and its contributing factors in modern life and to provide insights on the diagnostic process, medical decision making, and patient care. Each chapter presents a patient and their initial appearance, described in clear detail as Chapman gently walks us through his evaluation and the steps taken to determine the underlying problem. Chapman’s stories are about real people dealing with life and death situations-including the physicians, nurses, medical students, and other team members who try to save lives in emergent, confusing conditions.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The sometimes hard-won solutions to these medical challenges are informed by Chapman’s past experiences as an intern and resident in Manhattan during the AIDS epidemic, as a postdoctoral fellow at Duke University in the 1990s, and in practice in Nashville, Tennessee and Birmingham, Alabama as well as new technology and cutting-edge research. Topics addressed include the recognition and management of heart attack, heart failure, arrhythmia, valvular heart disease, cardiac transplantation, broken heart syndrome, hypertension, and the depression some people experience after a heart attack, as well as who benefits most from statin drugs, the Apple Watch ECG feature, and oral anticoagulants. Finally, the emergence of the Covid-19 virus and its disruption of normal hospital routines is addressed in an epilogue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40867719184481,"sku":"9780817321000","price":24.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35680855.jpg?v=1772457491","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780817321000-strong-steady-pulse-first-ed","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}