Over 30,000 heart operations are performed every
year in the UK. Heart surgery has only been around for just over 40 years
and there has been enormous progress, resulting in a safer procedure and
better outcome for the patient. You would be
surprised at the number of well-known people who have had a heart operation,
as recovery is so complete.
There is an enormous amount of fear and mystery surrounding heart surgery.
This book aims to dispel some or all of that fear and to explain every aspect
of what is involved, from how the heart works and is affected by disease,
through the operation itself, to what to expect afterwards.
Mr Jonathan Hyde is a Specialist Registrar in
Cardiothoracic Surgery. He is currently working at the Queen Elizabeth
Medical Centre, Birmingham and has worked in adult cardiac surgery at St
Bartholomew’s Hospital and the Royal London Hospital.
Mr Timothy R. Graham is both a Consultant
Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham and
Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham. He is currently
involved in the care of patients undergoing all forms of adult cardiac
surgery.
