In "Heart," you tell us that the doctor who contributed most to the invention of the heart-lung machine - a pump used during heart procedures - had been thinking of quitting med school to pursue a career in writing, until his family dissuaded him. Newsday spoke with him recently by phone the conversation has been edited for length and clarity. Making his home in Glen Head with his family, Jauhar is the director of the Heart Failure Program at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He'll be discussing the book at Locust Valley Bookstore on Thursday, Oct. This life-changing incident forms the prologue of "Heart: A History" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 269 pp., $27) which goes on to tell a tale of scientific and cultural development from 13th century Persia to the present day. Then three years ago, Jauhar, at 45, learned that he already suffered from serious coronary blockage. These losses led to a family obsession with the heart both Jauhar and his older brother became cardiologists. "Perhaps the most consequential event in my life occurred fifteen years before I was born," writes Sandeep Jauhar in the introduction to his third book of medical storytelling, following the acclaimed memoirs "Intern" and "Doctored." He's referring to the sudden death of his paternal grandfather in India at the age of 57 due to a heart attack - also the killer of his maternal grandfather.
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