HEART MATTERS – Understanding, Healing, and Protecting Our Vital Organ

  • Fascinating facts and surprising new insights about our most essential organ.
  • All previous titles by the author were among the top 10 on the Spiegel bestseller list.

The wonders of our vital organ: how to heal and protect it.

3 billion Beats, 200 million liters of blood – the scorecard of a heart that has been beating for 75 years. It becomes active from the fourth embryonic week, and lasts a lifetime. These few numbers alone illustrate the dimensions we are dealing with when we talk about the heart. However, despite the incredible abilities of this superorgan, most people know relatively little about it. They take it for granted that their pump is working.

Bestselling author, and heart specialist Umes Arunagirinathan delves into our most vital organ. In a didactically excellent, accessible, and personal manner, he presents his expertise and shows what we can do to keep our hearts beating in rhythm throughout our lives. With an extra chapter on the female heart and an extensive service section.

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  • Publisher: Rowohlt Polaris
  • Release: 16.04.2024
  • ISBN: 978-3-499-00865-8
  • 304 Pages
  • Authors: Dr. med. Umes ArunagirinathanDoris Mendlewitsch
  • Illustrated by: Melanie Gandyra

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Dr. med. Umes Arunagirinathan Doris Mendlewitsch Melanie Gandyra HEART MATTERS – Understanding, Healing, and Protecting Our Vital Organ
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Dr. med. Umes Arunagirinathan

Umes Arunagirinathan found a new home in Hamburg after fleeing his home country. He studied medicine in Lübeck, worked as a resident doctor at the University Medical Center in Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), and is now a specialist in heart surgery. His books on socio-political and medical topics are bestsellers, and he is a popular guest on talk shows and at readings.

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Doris Mendlewitsch
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