SURGICAL MANAGEMENT

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT

A form of bypass surgery that can create new
routes around narrowed and blocked coronary
arteries, permitting increase blood flow to deliver
oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscle. It is an
option for selected groups of patients with
significant narrowings and blockages of the heart
arteries.
STENT
A tube designed to be inserted into a vessel or
passageway to keep it open. Stents are inserted
into narrowed coronary arteries to help keep
them open after balloon angioplasty. The stent
then allows the normal flow of blood and oxygen
to the heart.
PTCA
Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary
Angioplasty
A minimally invasive procedure to open up blocked
coronary arteries, allowing blood to circulate
unobstructed to the heart muscle. Anesthesia is
administered in the groin area and a needle is put
into the femoral artery. A guide wire is placed
through the needle and the needle is removed.
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