aortic bypass
Heart vessel detour
Aortic bypass is a surgical procedure that reroutes blood flow around a blocked or damaged section of the aorta, the body's main artery.
Surgeons attach a graft—often synthetic tubing or a vessel harvested from elsewhere in the body—to create an alternate pathway: He underwent aortic bypass surgery after the aneurysm was discovered.
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
- heart surgeryMedical intervention on blood-pumping organ
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- graftIllicit political gain
- blood vesselTube conveying circulation
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aortic bypassmedical management
Non-surgical therapeutic care
watchful waiting · conservative treatment · palliative care · observation · medication management
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