, CABG, pronounced 'cabbage', is an operation that connects and replumbs coronary arteries to bypass their blocked part or parts. It uses an artery and/or vein from elsewhere in the patient`s body, such as a mammary artery and/or a leg vein. For further information see the HRI document on Coronary artery bypass grafting.
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A surgical procedure, known as a coronary artery bypass graft, which involves replacing diseased (narrowed) coronary arteries with veins obtained from the patients lower extremities (autologous graft). During this procedure the patient is placed on a heart bypass machine (heart-lung machine) to allow the surgeon adequate time to perform surgery on ...
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(CABG) coronary bypass.
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(CABG) Type: Term Definitions: 1. a surgical procedure in which damaged sections of the coronary arteries are replaced with new articular of venous graftings to increase rate of cardiac blood flow.
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Our Coronary artery bypass graft Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Coronary artery bypass graft Coronary artery bypass graft: Abbreviated CABG. A form of bypass surgery that can create new routes around narrowed and blocked coronary arteries, permitting increased blood flow to deliver oxygen and nutrients ...
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