coronary artery bypass: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	coronary artery bypass graft • coronary bypass

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Medical diagram showing coronary artery bypass surgery. It highlights blocked arteries in the heart and illustrates how blood flow is rerouted using a mammary graft and a saphenous vein graft from the leg.

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