heart transplantation

When multiple people collapse and die with a transplanted heart and unusual DNA matches, medical examiner Jack at first fears a flu epidemic, until he digs deeper. His investigation leads to a company that is experimenting with gene-editing biotechnology. Jack is drawn into the underground organ transplant market with danger at every corner.

A novel in verse about Faith Hope Stevens who is mad because she knows she will never grow old or a have a boyfriend because she needs a heart transplant, until one day everything changes.

The author describes his experiences as a witness to a heart transplant, from the harvesting of the heart from the body of a young woman who died of a brain aneurysm, to its implantation in the recipient, and includes his reflections on the biological and emotional implications of the heart.

Heart surgeon Denton A. Cooley describes his childhood in Houston, education at the University of Texas, and career performing heart transplants.