Coronary artery bypass

Introduction: Coronary artery bypass

Description of Coronary artery bypass

Coronary artery bypass: conduit, usually a vein graft or internal thoracic artery, surgically interposed between the aorta and a coronary artery branch to shunt blood beyond an obstruction. SYN: aortocoronary bypass.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Coronary artery bypass: Surgical therapy of ischemic coronary artery disease achieved by grafting a section of saphenous vein, internal mammary artery, or other substitute between the aorta and the obstructed coronary artery distal to the obstructive lesion.
Source: MeSH 2007

Coronary artery bypass: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Coronary artery bypass:

• Coronary artery
• Coronary
• Artery
• Bypass

Terms associated with Coronary artery bypass:

Terms Similar to Coronary artery bypass:

• Aortocoronary Bypass
• Bypass, Coronary Artery

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Coronary artery bypass:

• Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis
• Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Coronary artery bypass

• Myocardial Revascularization

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Coronary artery bypass

The following list attempts to classify Coronary artery bypass into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures
    • Cardiac Surgical Procedures
      • Myocardial Revascularization
        • Coronary Artery Bypass

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Thoracic Surgical Procedures
    • Cardiac Surgical Procedures
      • Myocardial Revascularization
        • Coronary Artery Bypass

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