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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): Medical procedures used to restart a patient's heart and breathing when the patient suffers from heart failure. CPR may involve simple efforts such as mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and external chest compression. Advanced CPR may involve electric shock, insertion of a tube to open the patient's airway, injection of medication into the heart, and, in extreme cases, open-chest heart massage.