Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (also as a “CABG”): Coronary artery bypass surgery, also coronary artery bypass grafting or (pronounced "cabbage") is a performed to relieve and “CABG” reduce the risk of death from . or from elsewhere in the patient's body are to the to bypass and improve the supply to the supplying the (heart muscle). This surgery is usually performed with the heart stopped, necessitating the usage of in the operating room. The first coronary artery bypass surgery was performed in the on May 2, 1960. The techniques for surgery have made many strides over the years & have become commonplace. The terms single bypass, double bypass, triple bypass, quadruple bypass and quintuple bypass refer to the number of coronary arteries bypassed in the procedure. In other words, a double bypass means two coronary arteries are bypassed, a triple bypass means three vessels are bypassed, a quadruple bypass means four vessels are bypassed while quintuple means five. Bypasses of more than four coronary arteries is uncommon. A greater number of bypasses does not imply a person is "more sick", nor does a lesser number imply a person is "healthier." A person with a large amount of may receive fewer bypass grafts owing to the lack of suitable "target" vessels. A coronary artery may be for unsuitable bypass grafting if it is small, heavily (meaning the artery does not have any section free of CAD) or is intra-myocardial (the coronary artery is located within the heart muscle rather than on the surface of the heart). Similarly, a person with a single ("narrowing") of the coronary artery requires two bypasses (to the left anterior descending and circumflex arteries). However, a left main lesion places a person at the highest risk for death from a cardiac cause. A left main lesion is sometimes called the maker”. “widow
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (also as a “CABG”): Coronary artery bypass surgery, also coronary artery bypass grafting or “CABG” (pronounced "cabbage") is a performed to relieve and reduce the risk of death from . or from elsewhere in the patient's body are to the to bypass and improve the supply to the supplying the (heart muscle). This surgery is usually performed with the heart stopped, necessitating the usage of in the operating room. The first coronary artery bypass surgery was performed in the on May 2, 1960. The techniques for surgery have made many strides over the years & have become commonplace. The terms single bypass, double bypass, triple bypass, quadruple bypass and quintuple bypass refer to the number of coronary arteries bypassed in the procedure. In other words, a double bypass means two coronary arteries are bypassed, a triple bypass means three vessels are bypassed, a quadruple bypass means four vessels are bypassed while quintuple means five. Bypasses of more than four coronary arteries is uncommon. A greater number of bypasses does not imply a person is "more sick", nor does a lesser number imply a person is "healthier." A person with a large amount of may receive fewer bypass grafts owing to the lack of suitable "target" vessels. A coronary artery may be unsuitable for bypass grafting if it is small, heavily (meaning the artery does not have any section free of CAD) or is intra-myocardial (the coronary artery is located within the heart muscle rather than on the surface of the heart). Similarly, a person with a single ("narrowing") of the coronary artery requires two bypasses (to the left anterior descending and circumflex arteries). However, a left main lesion places a person at the highest risk for death from a cardiac cause. A left main lesion is sometimes called the “widow maker”.
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