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Coronary artery bypass
(redirected from Coronary artery bypass surgery)

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Coronary artery bypass
Surgical procedure to reroute blood around a blocked coronary artery.
Mentioned in: Heart Failure

coronary artery bypass,
n an open-heart surgery in which a section of a blood vessel is grafted onto one or more of the coronary arteries to improve the blood supply to the muscles of the heart.
Coronaviridae
n.pl a family of enveloped, helical, airborne RNA viruses responsible for some respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases. It can also be contracted from unsanitary equipment or from human carriers.

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American nursing researchers have conducted a study on the quality of life for women following coronary artery bypass surgery, and found they reported significantly improved quality of life three months after surgery.
With more than 650,000 cases per year in the United States alone, coronary artery bypass surgery is the most common heart operation.
The hope is that, eventually, these engineered human arteries will be available for routine use in coronary artery bypass surgery.
 
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