Types of Heart Surgery Different types of heart surgery are used to fix different heart problems. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the most common type of heart surgery. More than 500,000 of these surgeries are done...
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Types of Heart Surgery Different types of heart surgery are used to fix different heart problems. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the most common type of heart surgery. More than 500,000 of these surgeries are done each year in the United States. CABG improves blood flow to the heart. It's used for people with severe coronary artery disease (CAD). In CAD, a fatty material called plaque (plak) builds up inside your coronary (heart) arteries. It narrows the arteries and limits blood flow to your heart muscle. CAD can cause angina (chest pain or discomfort, pronounced an-JI-nuh or AN-juh-nuh), shortness of breath, and can even lead to a heart attack. During CABG, a surgeon takes a vein or an artery from your chest, your leg, or another part of your body and connects, or grafts, it to the blocked artery. The grafted artery bypasses (that is, goes around) the blockage. This allows oxygen-rich blood to reach the heart muscle. Surgeons can bypass as m
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