Noun: coronary bypass
- Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart
"The patient's condition improved significantly after coronary bypass surgery";
- coronary bypass surgery, coronary artery bypass graft, CABG
Derived forms: coronary bypasses
Type of: open-heart surgery
Encyclopedia: Coronary bypass