Indications for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) is used to lower the risk of heart attack, or a second heart attack, caused by heart disease.

Indications for CABG
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  • Coronary artery disease (CAD), or heart disease, is the origin of most heart attacks.

  • Bypass surgery (CABG) is performed to prevent a heart attack, resolve an active heart attack, or foster better outcomes and quality of life after a heart attack.

  • Symptoms of CAD are like those of a heart attack, though often milder, with a couple of unique symptoms, as well.

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A cardiologist may recommend a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) to lower the risk of a heart attack in the face of severe coronary artery disease (CAD) - in other words, before a heart attack ever happens. A CABG is also performed, of course, in an emergency to treat a severe heart attack that is a threat to life. CABG also may be used to treat people who have heart damage after a heart attack and still have blocked arteries.

Symptoms of coronary artery disease (CAD)

When CABG may be recommended

*Left anterior descending artery and circumflex artery (that make up the left main coronary artery), and the right main coronary artery

Candidacy for CABG is based on several factors

The goals of CABG

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