Coronary Artery Bypass

Surgical therapy of ischemic coronary artery disease achieved by grafting a section of saphenous vein, internal mammary artery, or other substitute between the aorta and the obstructed coronary artery distal to the obstructive lesion.

Also Known As:

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery; Aortocoronary Bypass; Bypass Surgery, Coronary Artery; Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting; Aortocoronary Bypasses; Artery Bypass, Coronary; Artery Bypasses, Coronary; Bypass, Aortocoronary; Bypasses, Aortocoronary; Bypasses, Coronary Artery; Coronary Artery Bypasses; Bypass, Coronary Artery

Operative Surgical Procedures: 35827
- Thoracic Surgical Procedures: 99
  - Cardiac Surgical Procedures: 409
    - Myocardial Revascularization: 1898
      - Coronary Artery Bypass: 18844
- Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures: 39
  - Vascular Surgical Procedures: 4210
    - Vascular Grafting: 55
      - Coronary Artery Bypass: 18844
  - Cardiac Surgical Procedures: 409
    - Myocardial Revascularization: 1898
      - Coronary Artery Bypass: 18844

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