Definition

1. Noun:
   • A surgical procedure for heart disease: "coronary bypass surgery" is a major type of open-heart surgery. Its purpose is to restore proper blood flow to the heart muscle when one or more coronary arteries are severely blocked. This is achieved by creating a new pathway, or "bypass," around the blocked section of the artery.

Usage

• "Coronary bypass surgery" is used as a countable noun, often preceded by "a" or "the." It can be modified by adjectives describing the number of bypasses (e.g., double, triple) or the technique (e.g., traditional, minimally invasive).
• It is the formal medical term for the procedure. In common language, it is often shortened to "bypass surgery" or "heart bypass surgery."

Examples

• Noun:
  • After his heart attack, the doctor recommended coronary bypass surgery.
  • The patient underwent a successful triple coronary bypass surgery last week.
  • Recovery from coronary bypass surgery typically takes several weeks.

Advanced Usage

• "to undergo coronary bypass surgery": to have the operation performed.
  • He had to undergo coronary bypass surgery to treat his severe angina.
• "to perform coronary bypass surgery": to carry out the operation (from the surgeon's perspective).
  • The cardiac surgeon performed coronary bypass surgery on three patients that day.

Variants and Related Words

• Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) (n): The full technical name for the procedure. Often used interchangeably with "coronary bypass surgery."
  • The patient was scheduled for a coronary artery bypass graft.
• Bypass (n): A common shortened form.
  • My grandfather had a bypass ten years ago and is doing very well.
• Open-heart surgery (n): The broader category of surgery in which the heart is exposed, under which coronary bypass surgery falls.
  • Coronary bypass surgery is a common form of open-heart surgery.

Synonyms

• Heart bypass surgery: A common synonym that emphasizes the organ being treated.
• CABG (pronounced "cabbage"): The standard medical acronym.

Related Phrases

• Bypass graft: Refers to the new blood vessel section that is connected to create the bypass.
  • The surgeon used a vein from the leg as a bypass graft.
• Coronary artery disease: The condition that often necessitates this surgery.
  • Coronary bypass surgery is a primary treatment for advanced coronary artery disease.

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