Heart bypass surgery scar. Close-up of a surgical scar on the arm of a 61-year-old male patient following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
Heart bypass surgery scar. Close-up of a surgical scar on the arm of a 61-year-old male patient following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. During CABG, a section of healthy artery (here, removed from the arm) is attached to the diseased coronary artery in order to re-route the blood flow, bypassing the blocked coronary artery. This is usually to treat atherosclerosis, a build-up of fatty deposits that can lead to heart pain (angina) or a heart attack (myocardial infarction).
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