open-heart surgery

Noun

Meaning

heart surgery in which the rib cage is spread open, the heart is stopped and blood is detoured through a heart-lung machine while a heart valve or coronary artery is surgically repaired

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

open heart surgery

Synonyms

surgery prosthetics angioplasty thrombectomy Bypass surgery coronary artery bypass grafting cardiothoracic surgery cardiovascular surgery congenital heart surgery coronary angioplasty coronary stenting endovascular surgery heart open adult cardiac surgery from open-heart surgery
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Hypernyms

heart surgery

Hyponyms

CABG coronary bypass coronary artery bypass graft coronary bypass surgery

Examples

A British man had to undergo an open-heart surgery as a piece of popcorn stuck in his teeth caused a life-threatening infection after he tried to dislodge the popcorn out of his teeth using a variety of tools. Source: Internet

A special kind of replacement called percutaneous aortic valve replacement is done through catheters are does not require open-heart surgery. Source: Internet

He had a pacemaker implanted in November 2000 and he underwent open-heart surgery in January 2001. Source: Internet

A Maury County Hospital official reported the hard choice to shut down their open-heart surgery unit for lack of funds. Source: Internet

Four-year-old Shahed (left) from Syria recovers after open-heart surgery she received in Jordan. Source: Internet

O’Sullivan likens it to the way doctors approach blocked coronary arteries: “20 years ago the surgeon would fix it with a bypass, which is open-heart surgery and needs six months to recover. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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