Reference Book and Web Site
A new Heart book has just been published by the Cleveland Clinic, titled "The Cleveland Clinic Heart Book", and should be available in bookstores. I have not seen it, but their Web site is an EXCELLENT source of information on all aspects of the heart and heart diseases. See www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter The Cleveland Clinic has been ranked as the #1 Heart Hospital in the nation for 6 years running by U.S. News and World Report. The best reference I have read on what to expect during and after heart surgery is the old (1988) Heart Surgery Handbook by J. Jude, et. al., which was republished in the third edition as "Coping with Heart Surgery and Bypassing Depression". AL