Coronary artery bypass surgery

Surgical procedure to restore normal blood flow to an obstructed coronary artery

Coronary artery bypass surgery, also called coronary artery bypass graft (CABG KAB-ij, like "cabbage"), is a surgical procedure to treat coronary artery disease (CAD), the buildup of plaques in the arteries of the heart. It can relieve chest pain caused by CAD, slow the progression of CAD, and increase life expectancy. It aims to bypass narrowings in heart arteries by using arteries or veins harvested from other parts of the body, thus restoring adequate blood supply to the previously ischemic (deprived of blood) heart.

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