Before you have surgery, the doctor will determine what type of material is best suited to bypass the blood vessel. Whenever possible, the surgeon will choose to use an existing piece of vein taken ...

Thompson is removing a healthy vein from Raymond's leg so it will be ready for Raymond's quadruple bypass operation ... patient's chest during the by-pass surgery itself. When a vein is required ...

CABG can often be combined with and performed at the same time as other open-heart surgery ... ‘bypass’ the blocked arteries that are preventing oxygenated blood from efficiently reaching your heart.

Other blood vessels used for bypass surgery include the right internal mammary artery, the radial artery, or the saphenous vein from the thigh. Bypass surgery is mostly effective and safe Bypass ...

During heart bypass surgery, success depends on the health and quality of the saphenous veins. While some endothelial damage ...