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cardiothoracic

British  
/ ˌkɑːdɪəʊθɔːˈræsɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the heart and the chest

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Before the 25-year-old pageant queen and cardiothoracic ICU nurse was crowned in June, she detailed her mission to “eliminate unhealthy and abusive relationships.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

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

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2024

It is the leadership which has come in for the harshest criticism, and not only because of failings in managing the cardiothoracic unit.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 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