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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The traditional approach is to replace or repair the valve, which can require open-heart surgery.
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Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
The daughter of a 73-year-old man who was scheduled for open-heart surgery Friday at Baptist Health hospital in Paducah, Kentucky, said the procedure to clear eight blockages and repair an aneurysm was canceled due to the global technology outage.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 21 July 2024
The procedure offers an alternative to connecting the patient to a heart-lung machine and repairing or replacing the mitral valve in open-heart surgery.
—Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
After Bill Paxton died of a stroke in 2017, following open-heart surgery, his family settled a wrongful death lawsuit against Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the surgeon who operated on him in 2022.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 July 2024
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Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
The daughter of a 73-year-old man who was scheduled for open-heart surgery Friday at Baptist Health hospital in Paducah, Kentucky, said the procedure to clear eight blockages and repair an aneurysm was canceled due to the global technology outage.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 21 July 2024
The procedure offers an alternative to connecting the patient to a heart-lung machine and repairing or replacing the mitral valve in open-heart surgery.
—Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
After Bill Paxton died of a stroke in 2017, following open-heart surgery, his family settled a wrongful death lawsuit against Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the surgeon who operated on him in 2022.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 July 2024
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“Open-heart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-heart. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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