Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG)

Question 1

What is the procedure for a coronary artery bypass surgery?

Answer 1

• A coronary artery bypass graft involves taking a blood vessel from another part of the body (usually the chest, leg or arm) and attaching it to the coronary artery above and below the narrowed area or blockage.
• This new blood vessel is known as a graft.
  (number of grafts needed depends on severity of coronary heart disease + how many of the coronary blood vessels are narrowed).

Question 2

What vessel is commonly used as a graft in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) ?

Answer 2

Saphenous Vein