| coronary arteriography |
angiography of the coronary arteries, in which a cardiac catheter is inserted into an artery, usually the femoral or brachial artery, advanced under fluoroscopic guidance, and used to inject contrast medium directly into the coronary orifices. It is most often used in evaluations of patients with angina pectoris, prior to coronary artery surgery or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
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| coronary arteriosclerosis |
arteriosclerosis or atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries.
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| coronary arteritis |
inflammation of the coronary arteries.
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| coronary artery bypass surgery |
Also known as coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG-pronounced CABBAGE), this surgery involves taking a portion of a blood vessel from another part of the body, usually the leg or chest, and surgically attaching it across a severely narrowed or blocked coronary artery, thus 'bypassing' the blockage to improve blood supply to the heart muscle.
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| coronary atherectomy |
Removing the blockage within the coronary artery, by using a cutting device to shave, cut, or drill through the blockage in the artery in order to widen it.
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