Term: aortocoronary bypass

Pronunciation: (ay-OR-toh-KOR-uh-NAYR-ee BY-pass)

Description:

Surgery in which a healthy blood vessel taken from another part of the body is used to make a new path for blood around a blocked artery leading to the heart. This restores the flow of oxygen and nutrients to the heart. Also called CABG and coronary artery bypass grafting.