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Coronary : A True Story of Medicine Gone Awry by Stephen Klaidman is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Coronary : A True Story of Medicine Gone Awry about?
A chilling real-life medical thriller, Coronary chronicles the story of two highly respected heart doctors who violated the most sacred principle of their profession: First, do no harm. In the summer of 2002, fifty-five-year-old John Corapi, a Catholic priest with a colorful background, visited Dr. Chae Hyun Moon, a celebrated cardiologist in Redding, California. Corapi had been suffering from exhaustion and shortness of breath, and although a physical examination and a conventional stress test revealed nothing abnormal, Moon insisted that the calcium level in Corapi's coronary arteries called for a highly invasive diagnostic test: an angiogram. A chain-smoking Korean immigrant known for his gruff bedside manner, Moon performed the procedure briskly and immediately handed down a devastating diagnosis:'I'm sorry; there is nothing I can do for you. You need a triple bypass tomorrow morning.'He then abruptly left the room. Several hours later, however, Moon inexplicably decided the surgery could wait until Corapi returned from a previously scheduled cross-country trip. Unnerved by the dire diagnosis and also by Moon's inconsistent statements, Corapi sought other opinions. To his amaze
Who reads Coronary : A True Story of Medicine Gone Awry?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Stephen Klaidman
- Publisher
- New York: Scribner
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780743267557
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Medical, Social Science, History
- Rating
- 3.62 / 5 (93 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14