Can You Die of a Broken Heart?: A heart surgeon's insight into what makes us tick

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Nikki Stamp

Can You Die of a Broken Heart?

Name: Can You Die of a Broken Heart?
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ISBN: 9781760631666

A heart surgeon's insight into what makes us tick

Nikki Stamp

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Murdoch Books
21 February 2018

Medicine; Cardiovascular medicine; Popular medicine & health

'Dr Stamp is so clearly in love with her subject: that wonderful and yet still mysterious organ, the human heart.' Michael Mosley

When actress Debbie Reynolds died a day after her beloved daughter, Carrie Fisher, the world diagnosed it as 'heartbreak'. But what's the evidence? Does emotional upheaval affect the heart? Can love, or chocolate, really heal our heart problems? And why do we know so much about heart attacks in men, when they are more fatal in women?

Heart and lung surgeon Dr Nikki Stamp takes us into the operating theatre, explaining what she sees in patients with heart complications and how a life-saving transplant works. Stamp fell in the love with the heart as a child and continues to be fascinated by its workings and the whole-of-life experiences that affect it. Rich with anecdotes, and insights for maintaining heart health, Can You Die of a Broken Heart? is a blockbuster from a uniquely positioned young specialist.

By: Nikki Stamp
Imprint: Murdoch Books
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
Weight: 302g
ISBN: 9781760631666
ISBN 10: 1760631663
Publication Date: 21 February 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: What is it about the heart? 1.Can you die of a broken heart? 2.Stressed-out hearts 3.'New' hearts: transplants and mechanical hearts 4.The medical mysteries of a woman's heart 5.Can love heal? 6.Feeding your heart 7.Exercise: getting that heart pumping 8.Red wine, dark chocolate and superfoods 9.Depression: can a heart be blue? 10.Sleepy hearts 11.Family affairs of the heart 12.How to talk about your heart 13. The heart's journey: where we've come from and where we are going

Dr Nikki Stamp is one of only a handful of female heart and lung surgeons in Australia. She holds a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in cardiothoracic surgery and trained at some of the country's busiest hospitals. Dr Stamp has a strong desire to change the way we think about health.

Reviews for Can You Die of a Broken Heart?: A heart surgeon's insight into what makes us tick

"'It is a rare thing to find a surgeon who can write and who is so clearly in love with her subject. It helps that the subject of Dr Nikki Stamp's passion is that wonderful and yet still mysterious organ, the human heart. Dr Stamp writes about the heart with real verve and insight, addressing fascinating questions, like ""can you die of a broken heart?"", while telling moving human stories drawn from her own experience as a cardio thoracic surgeon.' Dr Michael Mosley"