| coronary artery bypass graft |
a surgical procedure used in individuals with significant narrowings and blockages of coronary arteries to create new routes around narrowed and blocked arteries, permitting increased blood flow to the heart muscle. The bypass graft for a CABG can be a vein from the leg or an inner chest wall artery.
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| coronary |
of, relating to, or affecting the heart
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| coronary artery disease |
A build-up of fatty material in the wall of the coronary artery that causes narrowing of the artery.
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| coronary artery disease |
damage to or blockage of the arteries that provide blood to the heart muscle.
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| coronary spasm |
During coronary spasm, the coronary arteries restrict or spasm on and off, causing lack of blood supply to the heart muscle. It may occur at rest and can even occur in people without significant coronary artery disease.
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