An operation to bypass a narrowed section or sections of coronary arteries and improve the blood supply to the heart.
open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart
Surgery that reroutes, or “bypasses,†blood around clogged coronary arteries and improves the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart muscle. It’s sometimes called CABG (for coronary artery bypass graft) or “cabbage.
Surgery to improve blood supply to the heart muscle. This surgery is most often performed when narrowed coronary arteries reduce the flow of oxygen-containing blood to the heart itself. New vessels are placed on the surface of the heart and connected before and after the diseased areas of the natural arteries, thus "by-passing" the damaged area.
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Surgical re-routing of blood around diseased vessels that supply the heart. The surgery provides new vessels that "bypass" the blocked coronary arteries.
A surgical procedure in which a vein, usually taken from the leg, is grafted onto a damaged or blocked coronary artery. This allows blood to "bypass" the damaged area and restores normal circulation flow through the heart.
A surgical means of rerouting blood in the coronary artery system around diseased vessels.