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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In January 2023, The Challenge star shared that his daughter Maya was discharged from the hospital after having open-heart surgery earlier that month.
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Nanos needs open-heart surgery.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Ava Cooper, who was born in 2014 with several heart defects, underwent her first open-heart surgery at just six days old, SWNS reported.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Its surgeons were able to use robots to perform the aortic valve replacement surgery through the patients’ necks, avoiding the need for open-heart surgery and its accompanying long, painful recovery.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Nanos needs open-heart surgery.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Ava Cooper, who was born in 2014 with several heart defects, underwent her first open-heart surgery at just six days old, SWNS reported.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Its surgeons were able to use robots to perform the aortic valve replacement surgery through the patients’ necks, avoiding the need for open-heart surgery and its accompanying long, painful recovery.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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“Open-heart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-heart. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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