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Record Nr.

UNINA9910794794103321

Autore

Chapman Gregory D. <1955->

Titolo

A strong and steady pulse : stories from a cardiologist / / Gregory D. Chapman, MD

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa : , : The University of Alabama Press, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

0-8173-9367-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 pages)

Disciplina

616.120092

Soggetti

Heart - Diseases - Patients - United States

Heart - Diseases

Cardiologists - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Author's Note -- 1. A Five-Year-Old Girl Having a Heart Attack -- 2. The All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast at the Opryland Hotel -- 3. Lunchtime Stimulation -- 4. For Me to Live, Someone Has to Die -- 5. The Widow-Maker -- 6. Going Fishing -- 7. Casablanca -- 8. My College Boyfriend Had Ulcerative Colitis -- 9. Palpitations after Pregnancy -- 10. Fireflies, Gene Therapy, and Medicated Stents -- 11. Jack Sprat -- 12. The Crimson Tider -- 13. The Fog of War -- 14. Rachel Jackson and an Octopus Trap -- 15. Marathon Training -- 16. Don't Mind Him, He's an Engineer -- 17. My Heart Is Failing -- 18. Jack Daniel's -- 19. On TV They Say That Is a Bad Drug -- 20. I Hope You Are All Good Republicans -- 21. What Will It Be, Death or Mumva? -- 22. Joe Lieberman -- 23. Would Narcissus Wear an Apple Watch? -- 24. My Favorite Cation -- 25. The Troponin Is Abnormal -- 26. A Strong and Steady Pulse -- Coda: A Life Lesson -- Epilogue: The Coronavirus Pandemic -- Disclosure Statement -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary and Acronyms -- References -- Further Reading -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"A seasoned cardiologist shares his experiences, opinions, and recommendations about heart disease and other cardiac problems"--