Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
viii, 261 pages ; 22 cm |
Contents |
Love at first touch -- Every sixty seconds -- The persistent heart -- Oh, nurse! : the birth of a surgeon -- The hand of a lady -- Drop-dead gorgeous -- Boys will be boys -- Fire and ice -- Sex and the surgeon -- One of the girls -- We've come a long way, baby -- Dead on arrival -- Jackson Pollock -- The bionic woman -- Torn apart -- The seat of the soul -- Where have all the good times gone? -- Atypical weekend -- Kids are alright -- Healing robots -- Just breathe -- Pressure -- Heart disease by the numbers -- How to avoid "going under the knife". |
Summary |
Presents a memoir of the author's work as one of the nation's few female heart surgeons, describing some of the cases that most impacted her career as well as her efforts to balance the needs of her growing family. |
Subject |
Magliato, Kathy.
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Heart surgeons -- United States -- Biography.
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Women surgeons -- United States -- Biography.
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Heart -- Surgery -- United States -- Anecdotes.
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ISBN |
9780767930260: $24.00 |
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0767930266: $24.00 |
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