Life to the Years

Michael Ranville, Michael James DO, FACC

ISBN 10: 1683507711 / ISBN 13: 9781683507710

Published by Morgan James Publishing llc, US, 2018

About this Item

"Given the nature and severity of your heart attack, you should no longer be with us. Statistically, you are dead."- Dr. Michael James to Michael RanvilleA generation ago, heart patients rarely defied the statistical category that dictated a sedentary existence and an abbreviated life. But one patient didn't die. He continued to live, refused to take up membership in that statistical category. Under the 30-year care of Dr. Michael James and a forward-leaning cardiac community, Mike Ranville and a host of other determined heart patients created a new statistical category. A robust re-entry into life after heart disease is but one of many compelling topics examined by the insightful doctor-patient team in Life to the Years. Life to the Years is the story of a tenacious and resourceful cardiologist and his resolute patient. It is a lively, anecdote-laden account of seizing control of life after heart disease - long the nation's number one killer. The authors illustrate the development of life-saving technology with fascinating stories that underscore the human element that still drives medicine.Life to the Years does not shy from the controversial, from the uncomfortable. A confrontation with mortality is the inevitable companion of heart disease. For the authors, the significance of dignity when faced with death - for both family and patient - is far from a theoretical discussion.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Life to the Years
• Publisher: Morgan James Publishing llc, US
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1683507711
• ISBN 13: 9781683507710
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

“Given the nature and severity of your heart attack, you should no longer be with us. Statistically, you are dead.”
- Dr. Michael James to Michael Ranville

A generation ago, heart patients rarely defied the statistical category that dictated a sedentary existence and an abbreviated life. But one patient didn’t die. He continued to live, refused to take up membership in that statistical category.

Under the 30-year care of Dr. Michael James and a forward-leaning cardiac community, Mike Ranville and a host of other determined heart patients created a new statistical category. A robust re-entry into life after heart disease is but one of many compelling topics examined by the insightful doctor-patient team in Life to the Years.

Life to the Years is the story of a tenacious and resourceful cardiologist and his resolute patient. It is a lively, anecdote-laden account of seizing control of life after heart disease - long the nation’s number one killer. The authors illustrate the development of life-saving technology with fascinating stories that underscore the human element that still drives medicine.

Life to the Years does not shy from the controversial, from the uncomfortable. A confrontation with mortality is the inevitable companion of heart disease. For the authors, the significance of dignity when faced with death - for both family and patient - is far from a theoretical discussion.

About the Authors

Michael James, D.O., FACC, has been a practicing cardiologist for nearly fifty years. He is a Senior Partner at the Thoracic Cardiovascular Institute, and has served as a Clinical Professor on the faculty at Michigan State University since 1982. Michael James resides in Okemos, Michigan, a suburb of Lansing, Michigan.

Michael Ranville worked in the political arena for more than 35 years, as a researcher, speechwriter and lobbyist. He is the author of numerous magazine articles on such diverse topics as politics, sports, and humor. Michael resides in Charlotte, Michigan, a suburb of Lansing, Michigan