Coronary artery bypass grafting is a surgical procedure used to treat coronary artery disease. The procedure involves taking a healthy blood vessel from another part of the body and using it to create a bypass around a blocked or narrowed coronary artery. This allows blood to flow more freely to the
Coronary artery bypass surgery, also called coronary artery bypass graft, is a surgical procedure to treat coronary artery disease (CAD), the buildup of plaques in the arteries of the heart. It can relieve chest pain caused by CAD, slow the progression of CAD, and increase life expectancy. It aims to bypass narrowings in heart arteries by using arteries or veins harvested from other parts of the body, thus restoring adequate blood supply to the previously ischemic heart.