Faulty Hearts: True Survival Stories
Aug 2010 · Lerner Publications
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• A woman with with a faulty heart muscle receives an electrical device that keeps her blood pumping. Months later, her heart is strong enough to pump on its own.
• A man with a heart too weak to beat properly undergoes a heart transplant.
• Doctors invent a thumb-sized pump that brings the reality of an artificial heart one step closer.
That’s powerful medicine!
Explore the power of medicine through the true stories of people who survived life-threatening heart problems. Find out how doctors use the latest medical breakthroughs to save patients with weak or damaged hearts. You’ll also learn tips for heart health, as well as fascinating facts about the heart’s different sections and how they aid the body.
• A man with a heart too weak to beat properly undergoes a heart transplant.
• Doctors invent a thumb-sized pump that brings the reality of an artificial heart one step closer.
That’s powerful medicine!
Explore the power of medicine through the true stories of people who survived life-threatening heart problems. Find out how doctors use the latest medical breakthroughs to save patients with weak or damaged hearts. You’ll also learn tips for heart health, as well as fascinating facts about the heart’s different sections and how they aid the body.
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About the author
Sandra Markle is the author of numerous award-winning books for children. A former elementary science teacher, she is a nationally-known science education consultant. Markle has received many honors for her series Animal Predators, Animal Scavengers, and Animal Prey. Several titles have been named as National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)/Children’s Book Council (CBC) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, and Animal Predators was honored as a Top 10 Youth Nonfiction Series by Booklist. More than 500 schools participate in Markle's Book Explorers program which provides free resource-packed emails and classroom activities. Markle lives in Lakewood Ranch, Florida with her husband, photographer Skip Jeffery.
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