Heart bypass surgery creates a new route, called a bypass, for blood and oxygen to reach your heart.
See also:
Off-pump coronary artery bypass; OPCAB; Beating heart surgery; Bypass surgery - heart; CABG; Coronary artery bypass graft; Coronary artery bypass surgery; Coronary bypass surgery
Before your surgery you will receive
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