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cardiothoracic

British  
/ ˌkɑːdɪəʊθɔːˈræsɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the heart and the chest

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He’s curious about cardiothoracic surgery, but worried about the potential work-life balance sacrifices.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2025

The team waiting in theatre include specialists from the Congenital Heart Centre, Leicester Children's Hospital and a visiting cardiothoracic surgeon from Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2025

Kim Sandler joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2016, fresh off a residency in radiology and fellowship in cardiothoracic imaging.

From Salon Feb. 3, 2024

Dr. Lamia Harik, a cardiothoracic surgery researcher at Weill Cornell Medicine, and her colleagues have found that nearly 40 percent of women’s mortality during C.A.B.G. stems from interoperative anemia.

From New York Times Jan. 20, 2024

For instance, reductions were particularly large in cardiothoracic surgery and ophthalmology.

From Science Daily Dec. 7, 2023

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