double bypass
Heart surgery detour
A double bypass is a surgical procedure in which two blocked coronary arteries are rerouted using grafted blood vessels, restoring blood flow to the heart muscle.
The number indicates how many arteries are bypassed—a triple bypass addresses three, a quadruple four.
He's recovering well from his double bypass.
The phrase sometimes appears figuratively for any major medical intervention or dramatic life change.
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- heart attackBlocked blood to muscle
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- coronaryOf heart arteries
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
open heart surgery · blocked artery · graft · cardiac · surgeon · operating room · on the table · chest · chest pain · hospital · recovery · second chance · healthy lifestyle · stent · blockage · valve · anesthesia · ICU
- heart carecardiac surgery, heart transplant, pacemaker, defibrillator, coronary stent
- heart attacksheart attack, myocardial infarction, infarction, coronary thrombosis, blocked artery
double bypassangioplasty
Procedure to widen vessels
stent placement · balloon angioplasty · PCI · medication management · lifestyle modification
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