Directo Al Corazn: Orestes Fiandra, El Inventor Que Revolucion La Cardiologa / Straight to the Heart: Orestes Fiandra, the Inventor Who Revolutionized Cardiology (Paperback)
Language: Spanish
Published by Editorial Planeta Mexicana S.A. de C.V., 2025
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Paperback. Directo al corazon es la historia de un inventor. De un medico que penso ser ingeniero, pero que descubrio en la medicina su verdadera vocacion.Es tambien el derrotero de vida de un hombre que se dedico con la misma tenacidad a la investigacion y a encontrarle una explicacion a todo lo que lo rodeaba. En ese largo camino descubrio y desarrollo nuevos procedimientos cardiologicos y no paro hasta que la muerte lo sorprendio, casi a los 90 anos.En febrero de 1960, en Montevideo, habia logrado implantar con exito el primer marcapaso, que alejo de la muerte a una joven mujer. Sin saberlo, habia registrado un hito para la cardiologia mundial. El reconocimiento nacional e internacional le llegaria mucho tiempo despues.Directo al corazon es el retrato de un pais, el Uruguay de mediados del siglo XX, que a traves de la educacion daba oportunidades a todos los que tuvieran capacidad y ansias de superarse.Directo al corazon es la biografia novelada del doctor Orestes Fiandra, escrita por la pluma de Diego Fischer.ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Directo al corazon (Straight to the Heart) is the story of an inventor. Of a doctor who once thought he would become an engineer, but discovered his true calling in medicine.It is also the life journey of a man who devoted himself with the same tenacity to research and to finding explanations for everything around him. Along that long path, he discovered and developed new cardiological procedures, and never stopped until death surprised him--nearly at the age of 90.In February 1960, in Montevideo, he had successfully implanted the first pacemaker, saving a young woman from death. Without knowing it, he had marked a milestone in global cardiology. National and international recognition would come much later.Directo al corazon is a portrait of a country--Uruguay in the mid-20th century, where education offered opportunities to all who had talent and the desire to improve themselves.Directo al corazon is the fictionalized biography of Dr. Orestes Fiandra, written by Diego Fischer. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Directo Al Corazn: Orestes Fiandra, El Inventor Que Revolucion La Cardiologa / Straight to the Heart: Orestes Fiandra, the Inventor Who Revolutionized Cardiology (Paperback)
- Author
- Diego Fischer
- Publisher
- Editorial Planeta Mexicana S.A. de C.V.
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- Spanish
- ISBN 10
- 6073933762
- ISBN 13
- 9786073933766
Directo al corazón es la historia de un inventor. De un médico que pensó ser ingeniero, pero que descubrió en la medicina su verdadera vocación.
Es también el derrotero de vida de un hombre que se dedicó con la misma tenacidad a la investigación y a encontrarle una explicación a todo lo que lo rodeaba. En ese largo camino descubrió y desarrolló nuevos procedimientos cardiológicos y no paró hasta que la muerte lo sorprendió, casi a los 90 años.
En febrero de 1960, en Montevideo, había logrado implantar con éxito el primer marcapaso, que alejó de la muerte a una joven mujer. Sin saberlo, había registrado un hito para la cardiología mundial. El reconocimiento nacional e internacional le llegaría mucho tiempo después.
Directo al corazón es el retrato de un país, el Uruguay de mediados del siglo XX, que a través de la educación daba oportunidades a todos los que tuvieran capacidad y ansias de superarse.
Directo al corazón es la biografía novelada del doctor Orestes Fiandra, escrita por la pluma de Diego Fischer.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
Directo al corazón (Straight to the Heart) is the story of an inventor. Of a doctor who once thought he would become an engineer, but discovered his true calling in medicine.
It is also the life journey of a man who devoted himself with the same tenacity to research and to finding explanations for everything around him. Along that long path, he discovered and developed new cardiological procedures, and never stopped until death surprised him--nearly at the age of 90.
In February 1960, in Montevideo, he had successfully implanted the first pacemaker, saving a young woman from death. Without knowing it, he had marked a milestone in global cardiology. National and international recognition would come much later.
Directo al corazón is a portrait of a country--Uruguay in the mid-20th century, where education offered opportunities to all who had talent and the desire to improve themselves.
Directo al corazón is the fictionalized biography of Dr. Orestes Fiandra, written by Diego Fischer.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Diego Fischer Requena nació en Montevideo en 1961. Es el escritor más leído en Uruguay en la última década. Hasta la fecha ha recibido siete Libros de Oro, el máximo galardón que otorga anualmente la Cámara Uruguaya del Libro a las obras más vendidas. Periodista desde hace cuatro décadas, comenzó a publicar en 1990. Sus libros se sustentan en profundas investigaciones periodísticas y muchos de ellos han cambiado la visión que se tenía de personajes o hechos históricos. Varias de sus obras han sido adaptadas para teatro.
En 2022 publicó Cuando todo pase y más recientemente Directo al corazón (2025), La gran farsa (2024), Secretos de un jardín y El precio de una traición (2023), confirmando su compromiso con la historia uruguaya contemporánea.Diego Fischer Requena was born in Montevideo in 1961. He is the most widely read author in Uruguay over the past decade. To date, he has received seven Gold Book awards, the highest honor granted annually by the Uruguayan Book Chamber to the best-selling works. A journalist for over forty years, he began publishing in 1990. His books are based on in-depth journalistic research, and many have reshaped public understanding of historical figures and events. Several of his works have been adapted for the stage.
In 2022, he published Cuando todo pase and more recently Directo al corazón (2025), La gran farsa (2024), Secretos de un jardín and El precio de una traición (2023), which reaffirm his commitment to contemporary Uruguayan history."About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
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