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cabg

A surgeon performs a CABG to restore blood flow to the heart.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A surgical procedure for coronary artery disease: CABG is a major surgical operation performed on the heart. It involves taking a healthy blood vessel from another part of the patient's body (like the chest, leg, or arm) and grafting it to create a new pathway for blood to flow around a blocked or narrowed coronary artery. This restores adequate blood supply to the heart muscle.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The patient underwent a successful CABG to treat severe blockages in three arteries.
    • After his heart attack, his doctor recommended a CABG as the best long-term solution.
    • Recovery from CABG surgery typically requires several weeks of rehabilitation.
Advanced Usage
  • "CABG surgery": The full term often used to specify the procedure.
    • The hospital is renowned for its high success rate in CABG surgery.
  • "to undergo a CABG": A common phrasing for having the operation.
    • He had to undergo a CABG after medication failed to improve his condition.
Variants and Related Words
  • Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG): The full, formal name of the procedure. "CABG" is the standard acronym.
  • Bypass surgery: A common informal term for CABG.
    • My grandfather had bypass surgery last year.
  • Heart bypass: Another common informal term.
  • Graft (noun): Refers to the section of blood vessel used in the surgery.
    • The surgeon used a vein from his leg as the graft.
Synonyms
  • Bypass surgery: The most common synonym in general use.
  • Coronary artery bypass surgery: A more descriptive synonym.
  • Heart bypass surgery: A layperson's synonym.
Related Phrases
  • Triple/quadruple bypass: Terms specifying the number of coronary arteries bypassed during a single CABG procedure.
    • He needed a triple bypass due to multiple blockages.
  • CABG patient: A person who has undergone this surgery.
    • As a CABG patient, he follows a strict cardiac rehabilitation program.
cabg

A surgeon performs a CABG to restore blood flow to the heart.

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

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