Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Known as CABG
Coronary Artery Bypass
Graft known as CABG is the most commonly performed heart surgery in
the United States. About 800,000 people undergo the procedure every
year worldwide.
Coronary artery bypass surgery creates a new path around the blocked
part of your coronary artery that allows the blood to reach your
heart again. Usually a healthy blood vessel from another part of
your body, either along the inside of the chest wall (internal
mammary arteries) or in the legs (saphenous veins) is used to allow
blood to flow to your heart again. If you have more than one
blockage, then more than one vessel bypass is needed.
Members of the CorVasc team performed the first CABG in Indiana in
1967 and have continued to be the leaders in the state of Indiana.
Although there have been innovations and improvements over the
years, the basic principals of carrying blood beyond the obstructed
arteries still persist. Coronary artery bypass graft surgeries help
thousands of our patients each year.
