 Surgeries and Procedures
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Heart Bypass Surgery
Heart bypass surgery is an open-heart surgery that is done to reroute or "bypass" blood around clogged arteries. Arteries are the tubes in which blood flows to and from the heart. Over time they can become blocked by a buildup of plaque, which is a combination of fat, cholesterol, and other substances. This blockage, known as atherosclerosis, lowers the blood and oxygen supply to the heart. Heart bypass surgery, also known as coronary artery bypass graft surgery or CABG, reroutes the blood around these clogged arteries. Read More..
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