The Heart: How It Works and What Can Go Wrong

Handler, Clive; Coghlan, Gerry

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The Heart: How It Works and What Can Go Wrong

Clive Handler BSc, MD, MRCP, FACC, FESC³ &
Gerry Coghlan MD, FRCP⁴

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The heart consists of two pumps joined side to side. There are two parallel circulations.

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Consultant Cardiologist The National Pulmonary Hypertension Unit, The Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
Clive Handler BSc, MD, MRCP, FACC, FESC
Consultant Cardiologist Department of Cardiology, The Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
Gerry Coghlan MD, FRCP

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Handler, C., Coghlan, G. (2007). The Heart: How It Works and What Can Go Wrong. In: Living with Coronary Disease. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-551-6_2

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