Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (Contemporary Cardiology)

Totowa, New Jersey: Humana Press, 2004. We have only this one copy, but it is available now and ready to ship today from Henderson, Nevada. Near Fine condition. Bright and shiny. NO chips, tears or fading. Sharp corners. Square and tight. Previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. Minor crease to corner of the first two leaves. Pages are otherwise fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Well illustrated with drawings and photographs. Graphs. Tables. First printing of the 2004 Updated and Expanded Second Edition. Bibliographical references after each chapter. Index. Bound in the original full color, laminated cloth. 7.25" wide by 10.25" tall. From the publisher: "In 1962, Thomas Kuhne coined the term Â"paradigm shiftÂ" while arguing that human knowledge advances by quantum leaps with interspersed smaller steps. Preparation for the major advance is generally not a concerted effort by thought leaders. Rather, a few (or one) visionaries gain insights into a process and are able to definitely demonstrate the accuracy of their worldview. Often, the epiphany does not occur during the intellectual lifetime of the discoverers. Medicine has had numerous such Â"paradigm shiftsÂ" including the compelling reworking of GalenÂ’s concepts of the body. Of note, the scientific world of the time explained the new views by arguing that the human body must have changed between the time of ancient Greece and modern Europe. The inauguration of cardiac surgery itself required profound shifts in medicineÂ’s view of physiology. Yet, over the ensuing 40 years, the field was fine tuned so we could provide greater than 95% success rates in elective surgery with low cost and short h- pital stays. In some parts of the world, the procedures were viewed as commodities and prices dropped as providers were unable to differentiate the quality of their work. As patients and their physicians became more demanding, the desire to make the procedures Â"minimally invasiveÂ" grew. In effect, what we were really searching for was a life saving procedure that also preserved quality of life. In short, Â"minimally invasiveÂ" has really been a code phrase for procedures that disrupt our quality of life the least." GoodReads rating: 4.33 stars. Second Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket, as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. xiv, 479pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.…