Fragile Lives: A Heart Surgeon's Stories About a Profession with No Room for Doubt or Fear

11 hrs. 46 min.

Language Russian

Author Westaby Stephen

Narrator Evgeny Lebedev

By listening to this book, you’ll learn:

— How can white rubber boots be useful to a young assistant of a cardiac surgeon?

— Why, in case of a stab wound to the chest, you absolutely can’t remove the knife (or a screwdriver) yourself?

— Can a heart tortured by illness fully recover after a successful operation?

— How many years can a person live with an artificial heart?

— Why, despite all scientific achievements, young British people today don’t feel eager to become neurosurgeons?

Who should read this book?

— Those who love books that are impossible to put down—at least until you listen to the whole chapter to the end.

— Those who love medical mysteries. There won’t be criminals here—but there will be real investigations that more than once helped a meticulous surgeon reach the truth.

— Those who are literally fascinated by the structure of the human heart and dream of taking on the role of a cardiothoracic surgeon: you’ll get the strongest sense of presence in the operating room.

0. Neurosurgeon: Notes on the Art and Science of Saving Small Brains (narrated by Kaminskiy Aleksey) 0. Fragile Lives: A Heart Surgeon's Stories About a Profession with No Room for Doubt or Fear 0. Fragile Lives: A Heart Surgeon's Stories of Life and Death on the Operating Table (narrated by Danila Glukhov) 0. The Compass of the Heart. The Story of How an Ordinary Boy Became a Great Surgeon by Unlocking the Secrets of the Brain and Heart (narrated by Alexey Dankov) 0. Now Is the Time: What I Learned from My Own Death (narrated by Arseny Svetlichny)