NCIt definition : Surgery performed to bypass partially or completely occluded coronary arteries, thereby
increasing the blood supply of the heart.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: A procedure performed to bypass partially or completely occluded coronary arteries
with veins and/or arteries harvested from elsewhere in the body, thereby improving
the blood supply to the coronary circulation supplying the myocardium (heart muscle).; NCI-GLOSS: 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.;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000513055; CDR0000513056; CDR0000471770;