This article was written by Hou Hongbin
Complete review of 4593 words, here is just an excerpt
When I got this “Legend Beyond My Heart”, I was first amazed by the dense English quotations behind it. In general, popular science books do not have to do this kind of hard work. The author Li Qingchen said that although he listed more than 230 references at the end of the book, in fact, there should be thousands of references.
The most fascinating stories, I think, are the heart transplant adventures of South African doctor Bernard, and the love-hate relationship between several doctors and artificial heart transplants.
These stories can be understood either as serious science works or as brilliant business novels, only this “” The result is not about making money, but about getting ahead in rewriting the history of medicine and saving lives. These top surgeons in the world are chasing me.
The story of the artificial heart is also intriguing. Top doctors such as Korff, DeBezy, Cooley, and Liotta are competing to catch up with each other in this field. Later, Cooley (who was still nominally under the jurisdiction of DeBezy) united with Leotard, and with Korff’s consent, he performed an artificial heart implantation and a heart transplant without the knowledge of DeBezy. The stakes were high, the artificial heart beat for 63 hours, the patient survived another 32 hours after the heart transplant, and died. It is also a partial success.
There is also a funny and sad detail in the middle: Before the operation, Korff even offered to invite a few Navajo (the largest Indian tribe in the United States) friends to “jump” God” to keep Cooley and Leotard safe. It is conceivable how much pressure the top scientists are under this time.
Debazzi, who was on a business trip, was furious when he found out, thinking it was against medical ethics; the patient’s family sued Cooley and Liotta for $4.5 million (1971) Lee is going to jail.
But in the end, Debate freed Cooley and Cooley escaped prison.
However, for the next 50 years, the two never spoke a word despite being so close. It wasn’t until they were both in their 90s that they reconciled, and Cooley wrote a heartwarming letter.
On the other hand, Korff is still active, making many seminal contributions to the history of medicine, and he always uses the names of his collaborators to name these important medical products. His mind is as broad as the sea.
As a non-medical person, I feel pain while reading this book. It was filled with endless failures, and patient deaths.
Whether it’s the pressure of a career or the simplest humanitarianism, what doctor can be indifferent to death after death?
What do they rely on to overcome their despair? What do you use to convince yourself to keep experimenting and keep going? How should those patients feel when they know that they will die?
At the most painful time, followers of the famous medical scientist Li Lahai asked bewildered, “Why is our road so difficult?”
He replied, “When you venture into a wild place, don’t expect an easy road ahead. You know, the right decisions come from past experiences, and lessons come from Bad decision.”
About medical history, cardiac surgery, and medical writing, at 19:00 tonight, Li Qingchen will meet you at Lilac Garden.
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