cardiothoracic love

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of or relating to the heart and the chest.

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to both the heart and the chest

Etymologies

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cardio- +‎ thoracic

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Examples

  • Investigations in cardiothoracic surgery span a wide spectrum, from exploring how congenital heart disease develops to studying the long-term effects of surgery on physiologic and neurodevelopment in children.

    Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010

  • Eight board-certified pediatric cardiothoracic anesthesiologists provide comprehensive anesthesia services for patients in the cardiac operating rooms, catheterization laboratories, and in other settings.

    Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology 2010

  • This series features joint presentations by CHOP specialists in maternal-fetal medicine, fetal-neonatal-pediatric surgery, neonatology cardiothoracic surgery, pediatric cardiology and radiology.

    Fetal CME Dinner Lecture Series 2010

  • He had suffered chest pains and was taken by helicopter from Sandringham in Norfolk to the specialist cardiothoracic unit at Papworth hospital in Cambridgeshire on Friday night.

    Queen visits Prince Philip after heart surgery 2011

  • Consultations with other Cardiac Center and Children's Hospital services, as needed, including cardiothoracic surgery, maternal-fetal medicine, genetics, anesthesia and social services.

    About Your Visit 2010

  • Numerous hospitals in Pennsylvania and New Jersey call upon the "Duct Busters," the Cardiac Center's unique traveling cardiothoracic surgical team, to perform critical surgery on the tiniest premature infants in their nurseries.

    Duct Busters, offsite PDA ligation 2010

  • In addition, Marc has worked for years at New York–Presbyterian Hospital and has captured new surgical procedures for the renowned cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz.

    Manifesting Michelangelo Joseph Pierce Farrell 2011

  • The Heart and Mind Education Day includes lectures and question-and-answer sessions with pediatric cardiologists, pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiac nurses and other staff members.

    Heart and Mind Education Day 2010

  • In this module, Peter Gruber, MD, PhD, attending cardiothoracic surgeon, presents some brief video excerpts from the Arterial Switch Operation for repair of TGA.

    Transposition of the Great Arteries 2010

  • If your newborn requires surgery, our cardiothoracic surgeons can perform even the most complex surgery for congenital heart disease.

    About Your Visit 2010

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