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Cardiologist Who Fought 800-lb. Gorilla
Ending with a thrilling courtroom drama, this logically written novel with strong psychological insight blatantly and honestly exposes the dark side of medicine—so read it at your own risk.
Medicine is at crossroads. Learning and practicing medicine in a classical style is on decline. Those having a genuine commitment to the art of medicine are suffering—even in the field like medicine, packaging and marketing has become more important. Because of this decline of clinical medicine, physicians no longer evoke trust in their patients, and patients are forced to trust machines or technology. The misplaced trust has led to proliferation of ‘apparently scientific’ treatments, as can be expected in this age of technology.
This novel on medical ethics broadly raises issues as above. Particularly raised is the issue of angioplasty, stents, and bypass surgery. Can such treatments be challenged and proved flawed in the court of law? Yes. This is exactly what happens in Supreme Court of India, when protagonist is charged with manslaughter not amounting to murder u/ s 304-A of IPC.
What has the protagonist done to attract such a fate? He is a highly intelligent cardiologist. Why has he put his life and professional career on a stake? What are his motives? In Supreme Court, he claims his motive is highest good of humanity. Either he or the profession of cardiology is to be proved guilty. It is an unequal fight, a fight against 800-lb. Gorilla.
This novel will take the reader into inner labyrinths of medicine and cardiology, the guilty professions. The roots of malady are shown to be international. Apparently logical treatments turn out to be grossly illogical. There is no or very little evidence supporting the widespread use of angioplasty, stents, and bypass; and the evidence against them is growing. Why are these treatments flourishing?
What is more? Guidelines for using these treatments turn out to be faulty and of poor quality; and guideline authors are ridden with conflict of interest. The profession of cardiology has so much to hide that has been exposed in this novel.
Interspersed with cardiology and medicine is a poignant love story.
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Cardiologist Who Fought 800-lb. Gorilla
Ending with a thrilling courtroom drama, this logically written novel with strong psychological insight blatantly and honestly exposes the dark side of medicine—so read it at your own risk.
Medicine is at crossroads. Learning and practicing medicine in a classical style is on decline. Those having a genuine commitment to the art of medicine are suffering—even in the field like medicine, packaging and marketing has become more important. Because of this decline of clinical medicine, physicians no longer evoke trust in their patients, and patients are forced to trust machines or technology. The misplaced trust has led to proliferation of ‘apparently scientific’ treatments, as can be expected in this age of technology.
This novel on medical ethics broadly raises issues as above. Particularly raised is the issue of angioplasty, stents, and bypass surgery. Can such treatments be challenged and proved flawed in the court of law? Yes. This is exactly what happens in Supreme Court of India, when protagonist is charged with manslaughter not amounting to murder u/ s 304-A of IPC.
What has the protagonist done to attract such a fate? He is a highly intelligent cardiologist. Why has he put his life and professional career on a stake? What are his motives? In Supreme Court, he claims his motive is highest good of humanity. Either he or the profession of cardiology is to be proved guilty. It is an unequal fight, a fight against 800-lb. Gorilla.
This novel will take the reader into inner labyrinths of medicine and cardiology, the guilty professions. The roots of malady are shown to be international. Apparently logical treatments turn out to be grossly illogical. There is no or very little evidence supporting the widespread use of angioplasty, stents, and bypass; and the evidence against them is growing. Why are these treatments flourishing?
What is more? Guidelines for using these treatments turn out to be faulty and of poor quality; and guideline authors are ridden with conflict of interest. The profession of cardiology has so much to hide that has been exposed in this novel.
Interspersed with cardiology and medicine is a poignant love story.
Work type Literary: Other
Tags literary fiction, law and medicine, primary angioplasty, novel, cad, ptca, guidelines, fiction, cardiologists, heart disease, angiography, angina, cardiology, medical fiction, american heart association, medical ethics, courtroom drama, coronary artery bypass surgery, angioplasty
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Author. Holder Atul Kumar Maheshchandra Agarwal. Date Aug 29, 2012.
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