cardiopulmonary
adjective
car·dio·pul·mo·nary
ˌkär-dē-ō-ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē 
-ˈpəl-
: of or relating to the heart and lungs
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Hijaz sustained several injuries, went into cardiopulmonary arrest and was taken to San Antonio Regional Hospital in Upland, where he was pronounced dead.
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Linda Lavin died of cardiopulmonary arrest with the underlying cause being lung cancer, according to her death certificate obtained by Fox News Digital.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
According to a death certificate obtained by TMZ and reviewed by PEOPLE, the Alice star died after suffering cardiopulmonary arrest with lung cancer as an underlying cause.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Not that Pula didn’t have regrets, and that doesn’t seem to include a love a good beer that probably contributed to the liver disease and cardiopulmonary failure that took his life.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Linda Lavin died of cardiopulmonary arrest with the underlying cause being lung cancer, according to her death certificate obtained by Fox News Digital.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
According to a death certificate obtained by TMZ and reviewed by PEOPLE, the Alice star died after suffering cardiopulmonary arrest with lung cancer as an underlying cause.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Not that Pula didn’t have regrets, and that doesn’t seem to include a love a good beer that probably contributed to the liver disease and cardiopulmonary failure that took his life.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Cardiopulmonary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cardiopulmonary. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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cardiopulmonary
adjective
car·dio·pul·mo·nary
ˈkärd-ē-ō-ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē
-ˈpəl-
: of or relating to the heart and lungs
Medical Definition
cardiopulmonary
adjective
car·dio·pul·mo·nary
ˌkärd-ē-ō-ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē, -ˈpəl-
: of or relating to the heart and lungs
the cardiopulmonary system
a cardiopulmonary bypass that diverts blood from the entrance to the right atrium through an oxygenator directly to the aorta
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