Artificial Hearts - The Allure and Ambivalence of a Controversial Medical Technology

A comprehensive history of the development of artificial hearts in the United States.

About the author

Shelley McKellar is the Jason A. Hannah Professor in the History of Medicine at the University of Western Ontario. She is the author of Surgical Limits: The Life of Gordon Murray and the coauthor of Medicine and Technology in Canada, 1900–1950.

Summary

Packed with larger-than-life characters-from dedicated and ardent scientists to feuding Texas surgeons and brave patients-this book is a fascinating case study that speaks to questions of expectations, limitations, and uncertainty in a high-technology medical world.

Product details

• Authors: Shelley Mckellar, Shelley (Jason A. Hannah Chair in the Hi Mckellar, Shelley (Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine McKellar, McKellar Shelley
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2018
• EAN: 9781421423555
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-2355-5
• No. of pages: 376
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Ethics, MEDICAL / Cardiology, MEDICAL / History, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Medical Technology, History of Medicine, Cardiovascular medicine, Cardiothoracic surgery, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct, MEDICAL / Surgery / Cardiothoracic, Medical equipment and techniques