coronary bypass surgery

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Definition of coronary bypass surgery in English English dictionary

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

Related Terms

minimally invasive coronary bypass surgery

heart surgery in which a coronary bypass is performed on the beating heart by the use of small instruments and cameras threaded through small incisions

port-access coronary bypass surgery

heart surgery in which a coronary bypass is performed by the use of small instruments and tiny cameras threaded through small incisions while the heart is stopped and blood is pumped through a heart-lung machine

Hyphenation

cor·o·na·ry by·pass sur·ge·ry

Turkish pronunciation

kôrıneri baypäs sırcıri

Pronunciation

/ˈkôrəˌnerē ˈbīˌpas ˈsərʤərē/ /ˈkɔːrəˌnɛriː ˈbaɪˌpæs ˈsɜrʤɜriː/