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Definition of CABG
1. Noun. 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.
Generic synonyms: Open-heart Surgery
Definition of CABG
1. Initialism. (medicine) (initialism) of coronary artery bypass grafting. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of CABG
1. A surgical procedure, known as a coronary artery bypass graft, which involves replacing diseased (narrowed) coronary arteries with veins obtained from the patients lower extremities (autologous graft). During this procedure the patient is placed on a heart bypass machine (heart-lung machine) to allow the surgeon adequate time to perform surgery on the resting (nonbeating) heart. This procedure has proven to extend the lives of individuals with coronary artery disease and improve the quality of life. Recovery in the hospital is approximately 7-10 days. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of CABG
| C3 proactivator convertase C4 C4 plant C5a peptidase C64 CA CA-125 CA-MRSA CA19-9 CAA | CAAA CAAC CAAT box CAB CABF CABG (current term) CAC CAD CAD/CAM CADAM | CADCAM CADM CAE CAF CAFTA CAG CAI CAIB CAIR CALPIRG |
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