coronary-care unit

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[kawr-uh-ner-ee kair, kor-] / ˈkɔr əˌnɛr i ˈkɛər, ˈkɒr- /

noun

a specialized hospital unit for the early care and treatment of heart-attack patients. CCU

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"Here I have my opportunities," says Charuzi, now head of the coronary-care unit at Los Angeles' Mount Sinai Hospital.

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