Description:
A Strong and Steady Pulse: Stories from a Cardiologist offers an engaging and deeply human look inside the world of cardiovascular medicine. Drawing on more than three decades of experience as a physician, educator, and heart specialist, Gregory D. Chapman, MD, presents twenty-six compelling stories that illuminate the science, judgment, and compassion behind cardiac care. Through real patient encounters, readers gain a clearer understanding of heart attacks, heart failure, arrhythmias, transplantation, hypertension, and other critical cardiovascular conditions. Combining medical insight with unforgettable human experiences, this book is an enlightening read for healthcare professionals, students, patients, and anyone interested in the art and science of healing.
Review Quotes:
"In a series of vignettes from the charged arena of cutting-edge invasive cardiology, a practicing cardiologist reflects on clinical judgments, teaching moments, teamwork, and the guiding principle 'do no harm.' At the book's 'heart' are insights into the lives of patients. . . . The clearly worded glossary ensures that this highly readable account is accessible to Chapman's intended audience. Recommended." --CHOICE
"Educating, entertaining, and surprising. You will never look at your heart the same again."--T. K. Thorne, author of Last Chance for Justice
"Distinguished UAB cardiologist Dr. Gregory Chapman has a smooth conversational writing style, a good sense of humor and is himself obviously a person who has read widely and well. The book, a collection of 26 stories, is laced with literary references from Greek mythology to Huckleberry Finn."--Don Noble, Alabama Public Radio
"A Strong and Steady Pulse presents a collection of true-to-life anecdotes that will delight the health professional, medical aficionado, or anyone who loves a good story. Dr. Chapman manages to inform the fascinating clinical and scientific experiences of a life dedicated to cardiology with a compelling thread of humanity and good humor that renders this book both instructional and universal. At once entertaining and enlightening, reading A Strong and Steady Pulse will make you smarter and more human--a welcome, feel-good read with substance!"--John W. Stewart III, president, the University of Montevallo