quadruple bypass
Major heart surgery
Quadruple bypass is a heart surgery that reroutes blood around four blocked coronary arteries.
Surgeons graft vessels—typically from the leg or chest—to bypass the obstructions and restore blood flow to the heart muscle.
The number indicates how many arteries are bypassed; double and triple bypasses address fewer blockages.
He had a quadruple bypass last spring and is back to walking three miles a day.
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- heart attackBlocked blood to muscle
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- coronaryOf heart arteries
- arteriesTubes carrying oxygenated blood
open heart surgery · blood vessels · surgeon · hospital · operating room · operating · scalpel · chest · chest pain · grafts · veins · blockage · recovery · ICU · life support · anesthesia · cardiac · stent
- heart carecardiac surgery, heart transplant, pacemaker, defibrillator, coronary stent
quadruple bypassstent placement
Implanting arterial support device
angioplasty · balloon angioplasty · medication management · drug therapy · medical management
quadruple bypasslifestyle modification
Adjusting personal habits deliberately
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