Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Coronary artery bypass surgery, also known as CABG, creates a new pathway around one or more blockages in the arteries that feed the heart with blood and oxygen, thus allowing oxygen-rich blood to again be supplied to areas of the heart that were lacking. In most cases, a healthy blood vessel is taken from another part of the body (legs, arms or chest wall) and surgically placed on the heart to create the new pathway. This new pathway is commonly known as a graft.