The Open Heart Club: A Story about Birth and Death and Cardiac Surgery

by Gabriel Brownstein

Book Overview

This absorbing and poignant book is not merely the story of one writer's flawed heart. It is a history of cardiac medicine, a candid personal journey, and a profound reflection on mortality.
Born in 1966 with a congenital heart defect known as the tetralogy of Fallot, Gabriel Brownstein entered the world just as doctors were learning to operate on conditions like his. He received a life-saving surgery at five years old, and since...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161039948X
• ISBN13: 9781610399487
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.2"