by Christiaan Barnard · ANAYA · tapa dura · ISBN 9788475250106
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«La máquina del cuerpo» is a popular science work on human anatomy and physiology by Christiaan Barnard, published by Anaya in hardback (256 pages).
The book explains the structure and functioning of the human organism from a popular science perspective. With illustrations accompanying the anatomy and physiology content, it brings the reader closer to basic vital processes and the role of the different organs and systems of the body.
The Spanish edition was published in 1981 by Ediciones Generales Anaya; the book is listed in the science category and its author appears as the sole signatory.
Suitable for medical students, health professionals and readers interested in the human body.
Christiaan Neethling Barnard was a South African cardiac surgeon who performed the world's first human-to-human heart transplant operation. On 3 December 1967, Barnard transplanted the heart of accident victim Denise Darvall into the chest of 54-year-old Louis Washkansky, who regained full consciousness and was able to talk easily with his wife, before dying 18 days later of pneumonia, largely brought on by the anti-rejection drugs that suppressed his immune system. Barnard had told Mr. and Mrs. Washkansky that the operation had an 80% chance of success, an assessment which has been criticised as misleading. Barnard's second transplant patient, Philip Blaiberg, whose operation was performed at the beginning of 1968, returned home from the hospital and lived for a year and a half.
