{"product_id":"the-wine-dark-sea-within-a-turbulent-history-of-blood-hardcover","title":"The Wine-Dark Sea Within: A Turbulent History of Blood - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDhun Sethna\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revisionist history of medicine, in which blood plays the starring role \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by Homer's description of the ebb and flow of the \"wine dark sea,\" the ancient Greeks conceived a back-and-forth movement of blood. That false notion, perpetuated by the influential Roman physician Galen, prevailed for fifteen hundred years until William Harvey proved that blood circulates: the heart pumps blood in one direction through the arteries and it returns through the veins. Harvey's discovery revolutionized the life sciences by making possible an entirely new quantitative understanding of the cardiovascular system, a way of thinking on which many of our lifesaving medical interventions today depend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Wine-Dark Sea Within\u003c\/i\u003e, cardiologist Dhun Sethna argues that Harvey's revelation inaugurated modern medicine and paved the way for groundbreaking advances from intravenous therapy, cardiac imaging, and stent insertions to bypass surgery, dialysis, and heart-lung machines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving together three thousand years of global history, following bitter feuds and epic alliances, tragic failures and extraordinary advancements, this is a provocative history by a fresh voice in popular science.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDhun Sethna, MD is a clinical and academic cardiologist who has served on the senior academic staff at major medical centers including the Cleveland Clinic, Carilion Clinic, and Cedars Sinai Medical Center. He has contributed to Braunwald's \u003ci\u003eHeart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMedicine\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766770237728,"sku":"9781541600669","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d7216afb009ef9f36f2377045c64ead7.webp?v=1780298572","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-wine-dark-sea-within-a-turbulent-history-of-blood-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}