open-heart
adjective
: of, relating to, or performed on a heart temporarily stopped and relieved of circulatory function and surgically opened for repair of defects or damage
open-heart surgery
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No one tailgates for preseason games, but the C6 crew once held a big bash for a young boy, Cam, who underwent successful open-heart surgery to fix a congenital defect.
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Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
MitraClip was designed to spare patients from open-heart surgery by snaking hardware into the heart through a major vein.
—Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
Rangnick's analysis that United needed open-heart surgery, not a quick fix, is seeming truer by the day.
—Steve Price, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Afterwards, Alexander received emergency open-heart surgery, Edgerton wrote in an update on her Facebook page that was posted on Sunday, Dec. 22.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
MitraClip was designed to spare patients from open-heart surgery by snaking hardware into the heart through a major vein.
—Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
Rangnick's analysis that United needed open-heart surgery, not a quick fix, is seeming truer by the day.
—Steve Price, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Afterwards, Alexander received emergency open-heart surgery, Edgerton wrote in an update on her Facebook page that was posted on Sunday, Dec. 22.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Open-heart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-heart. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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