The Angina Monologues:
surgery for broken hearts
Overview
A pioneering cardiac surgeon expertly sews up the heart of surgery.
The Angina Monologues speeds from the transporting of a donor’s heart up the highway’s shoulder, to cautionary stories of excessive intervention gone awry in US hospitals, to a traumatic trip to bring advanced cardiac surgery to the Palestinian West Bank. Nashef tells heartstopping stories of transplants, coronary artery bypasses, aorta repair, and cardiac arrest. He also delivers humane advice about medical realities rarely observed: the futility of obsessing over diet, the necessity of calculating risks, the role of decision making, and the resilience of doctor and patient alike.
Nashef is a magnificently warm and likeable doctor and writer; and he has the best imaginable bedside manner.
Details
- Format
- Size
- Extent
- ISBN
- RRP
- Pub date
- Hardback
- 5.3in x 8.5in
- 288 pages
- 9781947534896
- USD$28.00
- 4 February 2020
Praise
“Enthralling and outspoken.”
“It’s funny, sad, uplifting and hopeful. Samer Nashef’s writing style is easy for the lay person to understand (his description of how to do a heart transplant is unforgettable) but is also interesting to those who have some knowledge of cardiology…Whether you work in medicine or are just interested in how heart problems can be corrected by surgery, this is a great read. I read this book in a couple of days because the stories were so varied and enthralling.”
About the Author
Samer Nashef is a cardiac surgeon at Papworth Hospital in Cambridge. He is a dedicated teacher and communicator and is recognized as a world-leading expert on risk and quality in surgical care. He is the author of over 200 widely-cited articles and has spoken in over 30 countries, including across the United States. He is the author of The Naked Surgeon and a compiler of cryptic crosswords for The Guardian and the Financial Times.
