coronary artery bypass graft

Thân thiện

A surgeon performs a coronary artery bypass graft during an operation.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A surgical procedure for treating coronary artery disease: A "coronary artery bypass graft" is a type of open-heart surgery where a healthy blood vessel from another part of the patient's body is attached to create a new pathway for blood to flow around a blocked or narrowed section of a coronary artery, thereby restoring adequate blood supply to the heart muscle.

Usage

• The term "coronary artery bypass graft" is used as a countable noun to refer to the surgical procedure itself or the specific new blood vessel connection created during the operation.
• It is often abbreviated as CABG (pronounced "cabbage").
• It is frequently used in medical contexts, patient discussions, and health literature.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The patient underwent a successful coronary artery bypass graft to improve blood flow to his heart.
  • A triple coronary artery bypass graft involves creating three new pathways around blocked arteries.
  • Recovery from a coronary artery bypass graft typically requires several weeks.

Advanced Usage

• "to have a coronary artery bypass graft": to undergo this specific surgical procedure.
  • After his heart attack, he had to have a coronary artery bypass graft.
• "to perform a coronary artery bypass graft": for a surgeon to conduct this operation.
  • The cardiac surgeon will perform a coronary artery bypass graft tomorrow morning.

Variants and Related Words

• CABG: The standard acronym for "coronary artery bypass graft".
• Bypass surgery: A more general, informal term often used synonymously with "coronary artery bypass graft".
• Heart bypass surgery: Another common synonym.
• Coronary artery bypass surgery: A full, alternative phrasing.
• Graft (in this context): Can refer specifically to the segment of blood vessel used to create the new pathway.

Synonyms

• Bypass surgery
• Heart bypass surgery
• Coronary artery bypass surgery
• CABG surgery

Related Phrases

• Coronary artery disease: The condition often treated with a coronary artery bypass graft.
• Open-heart surgery: The broader category of surgical procedures to which a coronary artery bypass graft belongs.
• Blood vessel graft: The piece of vein or artery used to create the bypass.

Học thuật

Noun

1. 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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• coronary bypass
• coronary bypass surgery
• CABG