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[n] 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 |
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| | Synonyms: | | CABG, coronary bypass, coronary bypass surgery |
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| | See Also: | | open-heart surgery |
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | a surgical procedure in which a healthy blood vessel is transplanted from another part of the body into the heart to replace or bypass a diseased vessel. |
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