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coronary bypass

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coronary bypass
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A surgical procedure performed to improve blood supply to the heart by creating new routes for blood flow when one or more of the coronary arteries become obstructed. The surgery involves removing a healthy blood vessel from another part of the body, such as the leg, and grafting it onto the heart to circumvent the blocked artery. Also called coronary bypass surgery.
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coronary bypass
Top: a human heart with an obstructed right coronary artery
Bottom: the same heart after coronary bypass surgery
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Statistics show Indigenous people have a 40% lower rate of being investigated and having angiography and a 20% lower rate of coronary bypass surgery.
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