Eric J. Topol

A Science Friday pick for book of the year, 2019One of America's top doctors reveals how AI will empower physicians and revolutionize patient care Medicine has become inhuman, to disastrous effect. The doctor-patient relationship--the heart of medicine--is doctors are too distracted and overwhelmed to truly connect with their patients, and medical errors and misdiagnoses abound. In Deep Medicine, leading physician Eric Topol reveals how artificial intelligence can help. AI has the potential to transform everything doctors do, from notetaking and medical scans to diagnosis and treatment, greatly cutting down the cost of medicine and reducing human mortality. By freeing physicians from the tasks that interfere with human connection, AI will create space for the real healing that takes place between a doctor who can listen and a patient who needs to be heard.Innovative, provocative, and hopeful, Deep Medicine shows us how the awesome power of AI can make medicine better, for all the humans involved.

A trip to the doctor is almost a guarantee of misery. You'll make an appointment months in advance. You'll probably wait for several hours until you hear "the doctor will see you now"—but only for fifteen minutes! Then you'll wait even longer for lab tests, the results of which you'll likely never see, unless they indicate further (and more invasive) tests, most of which will probably prove unnecessary (much like physicals themselves). And your bill will be astronomical.In The Patient Will See You Now, Eric Topol, one of the nation’s top physicians, shows why medicine does not have to be that way. Instead, you could use your smartphone to get rapid test results from one drop of blood, monitor your vital signs both day and night, and use an artificially intelligent algorithm to receive a diagnosis without having to see a doctor, all at a small fraction of the cost imposed by our modern healthcare system.The change is powered by what Topol calls medicine's "Gutenberg moment." Much as the printing press took learning out of the hands of a priestly class, the mobile internet is doing the same for medicine, giving us unprecedented control over our healthcare. With smartphones in hand, we are no longer beholden to an impersonal and paternalistic system in which "doctor knows best." Medicine has been digitized, Topol argues; now it will be democratized. Computers will replace physicians for many diagnostic tasks, citizen science will give rise to citizen medicine, and enormous data sets will give us new means to attack conditions that have long been incurable. Massive, open, online medicine, where diagnostics are done by Facebook-like comparisons of medical profiles, will enable real-time, real-world research on massive populations. There's no doubt the path forward will be complicated: the medical establishment will resist these changes, and digitized medicine inevitably raises serious issues surrounding privacy. Nevertheless, the result—better, cheaper, and more human health care—will be worth it.Provocative and engrossing, The Patient Will See You Now is essential reading for anyone who thinks they deserve better health care. That is, for all of us.

What if your cell phone could detect cancer cells circulating in your blood or warn you of an imminent heart attack? Mobile wireless digital devices, including smartphones and tablets with seemingly limitless functionality, have brought about radical changes in our lives, providing hyper-connectivity to social networks and cloud computing. But the digital world has hardly pierced the medical cocoon. Until now. Beyond reading email and surfing the Web, we will soon be checking our vital signs on our phone. We can already continuously monitor our heart rhythm, blood glucose levels, and brain waves while we sleep. Miniature ultrasound imaging devices are replacing the icon of medicine—the stethoscope. DNA sequencing, Facebook, and the Watson supercomputer have already saved lives. For the first time we can capture all the relevant data from each individual to enable precision therapy, prevent major side effects of medications, and ultimately to prevent many diseases from ever occurring. And yet many of these digital medical innovations lie unused because of the medical community’s profound resistance to change. In The Creative Destruction of Medicine, Eric Topol—one of the nation’s top physicians and a leading voice on the digital revolution in medicine—argues that radical innovation and a true democratization of medical care are within reach, but only if we consumers demand it. We can force medicine to undergo its biggest shakeup in history. This book shows us the stakes—and how to win them.

Coronary artery disease is a leading health problem in the world, and interventional management to correct these problems is considered safe and effective treatment. Major new developments in techniques and procedures in interventional cardiology are covered in the fourth edition of this excellent text. Covering the latest advances in drug-coated stents, congenital heart disease and restenosis, this edition is the most current information on the subject. Focused on applications of intervention, this book is a practical text for the interventionalist. Dr Topol has amassed the world leaders in interventional cardiology to contribute to this book, yielding the authoritative and definitive reference on the subject. HOT TOPICS/HOT CHAPTERS

The Cleveland Clinic Heart Book provides a modern view of heart health care for all ages, including invaluable information on numerous diseases and conditions along with their diagnoses; plus current standards of practice as well as up-to-the-minute surgical procedures. The Cleveland Clinic Heart Book has heart health tips for the entire family.

This thoroughly updated Second Edition of Dr. Topol's best-selling text delivers up-to-the-minute information in an innovative format--a book fully integrated with an interactive multimedia CD-ROM. Renowned international authorities provide a comprehensive, contemporary view of every area of cardiovascular medicine, integrating evidence-based practice guidelines, clinical outcomes data, medical economics, and breakthrough advances in molecular medicine and genetics. Eight sections cover preventive cardiology; clinical cardiology; cardiovascular imaging; electrophysiology and pacing; invasive cardiology and surgical techniques; heart failure and transplantation; molecular cardiology; and vascular biology and medicine. Each chapter includes frank, authoritative comments on current controversies and pioneering insights into future developments. This edition features a completely revised section on invasive cardiology and surgical techniques and updated information on drugs, devices, and genetics. Four new chapters discuss end-of-life care...medical errors and quality of care in cardiovascular medicine...percutaneous coronary intervention...and new techniques in interventional radiation, emboli protection, and PMR. The book contains the core information that is essential for day-to-day clinical practice. The CD-ROM contains expanded versions of these chapters--plus 18 additional chapters...full-color images...heart sounds...and approximately 250 angio and echo loops. Icons in the book guide the reader to the electronic material.

Nowoczesny podręcznik obejmujący wszystkie aspekty kardiologii inwazyjnej. W książce omowiono najnowsze osiągnięcia techniczne, sprzęt i leczenie wspomagające, a także dokonano krytycznej oceny pojawiających się możliwości terapeutycznych. Podręcznik dostarcza praktycznych wskazowek leczenia chorob serca opartych na zasadach EBM. Metody doboru pacjentow. Przegląd technik interwencyjnych, m.in. interwencje z dostępu przez naklucie tętnicy promieniowej, interwencje w obrębie dużych tętnic. Inne zagadnienia, np. problem poźnej zakrzepicy, stenty biodegradowalne, sprzęt wspomagający przy PCI wysokiego ryzyka, techniki obrazowe.

Nowoczesny podręcznik obejmujący wszystkie aspekty kardiologii inwazyjnej. W książce omowiono najnowsze osiągnięcia techniczne, sprzęt i leczenie wspomagające, a także dokonano krytycznej oceny pojawiających się możliwości terapeutycznych. Podręcznik dostarcza praktycznych wskazowek leczenia chorob serca opartych na zasadach EBM. Metody doboru pacjentow. Przegląd technik interwencyjnych, m.in. interwencje z dostępu przez naklucie tętnicy promieniowej, interwencje w obrębie dużych tętnic. Inne zagadnienia, np. problem poźnej zakrzepicy, stenty biodegradowalne, sprzęt wspomagający przy PCI wysokiego ryzyka, techniki obrazowe.

Nowoczesny podręcznik obejmujący wszystkie aspekty kardiologii inwazyjnej. W książce omowiono najnowsze osiągnięcia techniczne, sprzęt i leczenie wspomagające, a także dokonano krytycznej oceny pojawiających się możliwości terapeutycznych. Podręcznik dostarcza praktycznych wskazowek leczenia chorob serca opartych na zasadach EBM. Metody doboru pacjentow. Przegląd technik interwencyjnych, m.in. interwencje z dostępu przez naklucie tętnicy promieniowej, interwencje w obrębie dużych tętnic. Inne zagadnienia, np. problem poźnej zakrzepicy, stenty biodegradowalne, sprzęt wspomagający przy PCI wysokiego ryzyka, techniki obrazowe.

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