Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Dissection of the heart.

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Examples

  • There is an unmet need for a device that can provide fast and minimally invasive acute cardiac support for hemodynamically unstable acute myocardial infarction, high risk percutaneous coronary intervention and post-cardiotomy patients.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • There is an unmet need for a device that can provide fast and minimally invasive acute cardiac support for hemodynamically unstable acute myocardial infarction, high risk percutaneous coronary intervention and post-cardiotomy patients.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

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