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heart starter

British  

noun

  1. slang the first drink of the day

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He was taken to a hospital and has since been released after undergoing a procedure in which an implantable cardioverter defibrillator — what his doctor called a heart starter ——was placed in his heart.

From Washington Post • Jul. 6, 2021

Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen is to be fitted with a heart starter, the national team doctor has confirmed.

From The Guardian • Jun. 17, 2021

Here is our story on Christian Eriksen’s treatment following his cardiac arrest, and the news he is to be fitted with a heart starter:

From The Guardian • Jun. 17, 2021