CABG
Cardiac artery detour
CABG (pronounced like "cabbage") is the medical abbreviation for coronary artery bypass graft—open-heart surgery that reroutes blood around blocked arteries.
Surgeons harvest a vessel from elsewhere in the body and attach it to bypass the obstruction: He's recovering from a triple CABG.
The number indicates how many arteries are bypassed.
Of heart arteries
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- myocardiumMuscular tissue of heart
- ventricleHollow organ chamber
aorta · circumflex · mammary · saphenous · radial · graft · vessel · stenosis
Route that skirts obstacles
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- revascularizationRestoring tissue perfusion surgically
- operationProcess of working
sternotomy · cardiopulmonary · anastomosis · conduit · harvesting · suturing · thoracotomy · cannulation
Ischemic chest discomfort
- infarctionTissue necrosis from ischemia
- catheterizationMedical tube insertion procedure
- angiogramBlood vessel X-ray
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
PCI · revascularization · indication · mortality · morbidity · outcomes · survival · prognosis
Recovery from injury/addiction
- healingRestoration of health
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- mobilityCapacity for movement
activity · restrictions · driving · lifting · fatigue · depression · scarring · medications
coronary
Of heart arteries
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- myocardiumMuscular tissue of heart
ventricle · aorta · circumflex · mammary · saphenous · radial · graft · vessel · stenosis · occlusion
bypass
Route that skirts obstacles
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- revascularizationRestoring tissue perfusion surgically
operation · sternotomy · cardiopulmonary · anastomosis · conduit · harvesting · suturing · thoracotomy · cannulation · weaning
angina
Ischemic chest discomfort
- infarctionTissue necrosis from ischemia
- catheterizationMedical tube insertion procedure
- angiogramBlood vessel X-ray
stent · PCI · revascularization · indication · mortality · morbidity · outcomes · survival · prognosis
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
mobility · activity · restrictions · driving · lifting · fatigue · depression · scarring · medications · aspirin
- Medical AbbreviationsBP, CBC, CPR, CT, DNA
- heart surgeryheart surgery, open heart surgery, bypass surgery, heart transplant, valve replacement
- Surgical Connectionsend-to-end, side-to-side, bypass graft, coronary bypass, arterial bypass
- chest procedurespneumonectomy, lobectomy, thoracotomy, lung transplant, lung biopsy
- vascular surgeryvascular surgery, bypass, arterial bypass, bypass graft, bypass surgery
Non-surgical therapeutic care
conservative treatment · lifestyle modification · medication therapy · watchful waiting