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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Additional medical conditions like diabetes, kidney failure, and advanced age make the patient unsuitable for open-heart bypass surgery.
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Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
Kimmel has been a public advocate of the Affordable Care Act, passed during the Obama administration, after his newborn son had open-heart surgery in 2017.
—Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 16 June 2024
The result: Dorsey ended up going into the operating room at Hartford Hospital for a combined cesarean section and open-heart surgery to repair her aorta and replace her aortic valve, one surgery following the other.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2024
Satterwhite needed open-heart surgery to survive the attack, prosecutors said in a statement.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2024
Television Bret Baier’s teenage son Paul is in recovery after emergency open-heart surgery
May 1, 2024
The post inspired an outpouring of support from celebrities, who took to Kimmel’s social media to share their well-wishes.
—Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
On Monday, May 27, the late-night show host, 56, shared a photo of his son smiling in a hospital bed, revealing in his Instagram caption that Billy underwent another open-heart surgery over the weekend.
—Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
Now, physicians can use non-invasive procedures to accomplish goals that previously could be accomplished only in open-heart surgery.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2024
Bret took to social media to share the image side-by-side with another photo of Paul — this one as a baby, following his first open-heart surgery 16 years ago at the same hospital.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
Kimmel has been a public advocate of the Affordable Care Act, passed during the Obama administration, after his newborn son had open-heart surgery in 2017.
—Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 16 June 2024
The result: Dorsey ended up going into the operating room at Hartford Hospital for a combined cesarean section and open-heart surgery to repair her aorta and replace her aortic valve, one surgery following the other.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2024
Satterwhite needed open-heart surgery to survive the attack, prosecutors said in a statement.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2024
Television Bret Baier’s teenage son Paul is in recovery after emergency open-heart surgery
May 1, 2024
The post inspired an outpouring of support from celebrities, who took to Kimmel’s social media to share their well-wishes.
—Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
On Monday, May 27, the late-night show host, 56, shared a photo of his son smiling in a hospital bed, revealing in his Instagram caption that Billy underwent another open-heart surgery over the weekend.
—Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
Now, physicians can use non-invasive procedures to accomplish goals that previously could be accomplished only in open-heart surgery.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2024
Bret took to social media to share the image side-by-side with another photo of Paul — this one as a baby, following his first open-heart surgery 16 years ago at the same hospital.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
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“Open-heart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-heart. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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