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(Created page with "'''Coronary artery bypass graft''' (CABG) '''surgery''' involves the placement of one or more graft between the aorta and the coronary artery circulation with the intention to revascularize a coronary artery. The graft is attached distally to the obstruction of the coronary artery, allowing blood from the aorta to bypass the obstruction and supply the ischaemic myocardium. The graft in question is either arterial or venous, but patients most frequently receive some comb...")
 
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The most important complication of CABG is graft failure (loss of graft patency). Other complications include myocardial infarction, [[Thromboembolic stroke|stroke]], wound infection, and death.
The most important complication of CABG is graft failure (loss of graft patency). Other complications include myocardial infarction, [[Thromboembolic stroke|stroke]], wound infection, and death.
[[Category:Cardiology]]
[[Category:Cardiology]]
[[Category:Internal Medicine (POTE course)]]