Topic Overview

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Learn about coronary artery bypass surgery (or graft, CABG). It uses blood vessels from other areas of the body to bypass narrowed heart arteries.

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Definition

Learn about coronary artery bypass surgery (or graft, CABG). It uses blood vessels from other areas of the body to bypass narrowed heart arteries.

Concept record

Canonical title: Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Alphabetical key: C
Category: Rehabilitation
Content type: Topic Overview
Other names, clinical names and abbreviations: Bypass surgery, CABG, Coronary artery bypass graft
Article status: Medical Encyclopedia Index Entry — full article under review.

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