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| View Larger Image | Atrial Fibrillation : My Heart, the Doctors, and Me | Hardcoverby E. A. Butler (Author)
| List Price: | $22.95 | |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | King of Hearts | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 207 Pages | | Publication Date: | August 01, 2000 | | Sales Rank: | 449,396th |
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Product Description
An Investigative Report by an Inquisitive Patient The author felt compelled to write this story after discovering he had paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. He had little previous experience with personal illnesses. Now he found himself dealing with production line medicine. This experience fostered skepticism, doubts, apprehensions and grave concerns. He discovered he was afflicted with one of the most elusive and complex cardiovascular problems that involves the electrical impulse of the heart. This led him to unleash his investigative experience to find out why more hasn't been done to cure the malady. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 10 reviews)
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A little Out Of Date by Squire (Pennsylvania)  4 Stars
April 06, 2009
Mr. E.A. Butler's book "My Heart the Doctors and Me". Is a wonderful tome about the authors journey thru afib at a time when much less information was available. That has all changed now along with knowledge and the drugs available for the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. Unfortunately the journey for most of us is not over.
Mr. Butler might up date this good work.
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Too Personal by J. Revill (Middleton, MA USA)  3 Stars
May 07, 2007
I am an A-Fib sufferer and am always in search of more information on this condition to help me make good decisions about my care. Despite the title of the book which informs one that it is a first-person narrative, I was hopeful that it would also offer very current information on research and make medical and lifestyle management suggestions, maybe with a few personal notes so that I could share the experience of someone who has the same condition that I do. But the book was almost entirely about the mundane details of this man's experience with A-fib, with nothing about the science or medicine of the condition that I couldn't find by searching the Web. Perhaps I have had the condition too long and know too much, and it would be more helpful to a newly diagnosed person. But truly I didn't need to know exactly what his doctor said to him at every appointment, what his wife said, what he said, what hospitals he went to and how many hours he sat in the waiting room, etc. The book seemed to be a highly personal account written to help the author process the stress and specifics of his condition, which is fine, but usually that stuff goes into a private journal and isn't offered for sale as a medical treatise. I returned the book as it was just not useful to me.
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FINALLY- SOMETHING THAT MAKES SENSE!!! by Karen S. Howard (Latham, NY)  5 Stars
October 26, 2001
I've just completed reading My Heart, the Doctors and Me by E.A. Butler and am pleased to write this review. This book has been extremely helpful to me. While it covers the author's experiences with his own atrial fibrillation and is thoroughly researched, it also covers many, many other subjects concerning the heart. I believe every person who has any kind of palpitations, skipped beats, atrial or ventricular fibrillation should read this. My cardiologist originally alerted me to the availability of the book because he believes, as I do , that is a great assist to patients who have these problems. I also agree with International Heath News that is a " must read."
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So What Else is New? by John M. Clarke (Mt. Prospect, IL USA)  2 Stars
September 05, 2001
The book covered just about what every A-fib patient has or will go through once diagnosed. It reads like a journal with dates and personal experiences but if one is looking for insight or guidance, it just isn't here. I think one could get the same information and arrive a similar conclusions by reading the heart disease summaries on the internet.
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So What Else is New? by John M. Clarke (Mt. Prospect, IL USA) 2 Stars
September 05, 2001
The book covered just about what every A-fib patient has or will go through once diagnosed. It reads like a journal with dates and personal experiences but if one is looking for insight or guidance, it just isn't here. I think one could get the same information and arrive a similar conclusions by reading the heart disease summaries on the internet.
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