single bypass
One artery detour
A single bypass is a heart surgery that reroutes blood around one blocked coronary artery, using a vessel grafted from elsewhere in the body.
The number indicates how many arteries are bypassed—a double bypass addresses two blockages, a triple bypass three, and so on.
He recovered well from his single bypass last spring.
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- heart attackBlocked blood to muscle
- open heartEmotional receptiveness, unguarded
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- coronaryOf heart arteries
artery · blood vessel · graft · blockage · stent · cardiac · cardiac arrest · chest · chest pain · scar · recovery · surgeon · operating · operating room · anesthesia · ventilator · ICU · intensive care
single bypassmedical management
Non-surgical therapeutic care
conservative treatment · medication therapy · lifestyle modification · drug therapy · watchful waiting
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