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	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Heart bypass surgery
		Coronary arteries are the small blood vessels that supply the heart muscle with oxygen and nutrients.
		Coronary bypass surgery can now be performed with the aid of a robot, which allows the surgeon to perform the operation without even being in the same room as the patient.
		Coronary surgery is recommended when there is disease of the left main coronary artery, disease of three or more vessels (triple vessel disease), or nonsurgical management hasn't worked.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/002946.htm (1864 words)

	Heart Bypass Surgery (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, CABG, Coronary Revascularization, Coronary Bypass)
		Heart bypass surgery is an open-heart surgery that is done to reroute or "bypass" blood around clogged arteries.
		Arteries are the tubes in which blood flows to and from the heart.
		An artery called the internal mammary artery, located behind the breastbone, is used to bypass the blocked coronary artery.
	www.3-rx.com /heart-bypass-surgery/default.php (250 words)

	AllRefer Health - Heart Bypass Surgery (Bypass Surgery - Heart, CABG, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft) - Surgery & ...
		It is common for the leg from which the vein is taken to swell slightly during recovery from the surgery, but this is only temporary and treated with elevation of the leg.
		If the grafted vein is from the leg or the radial artery, its other end is stitched to an opening made in the aorta.
		Recently, coronary bypass surgery is being performed with the aid of a robot, which allows the surgeon to perform the operation without even being in the same room as the patient.
	health.allrefer.com /health/heart-bypass-surgery-info.html (1034 words)

	ScienceDaily: Researchers Isolate Causes Of Cognitive Loss Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
		In the new study of 237 patients, the team compared the standard method of coronary artery bypass using the heart-lung machine with surgical techniques that minimized movement of the aorta while still using the machine.
		First Robot-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery In The U.S. Performed At NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (January 23, 2002) -- A 71-year-old retired businessman from New Jersey is the first patient in the U.S. to receive robotically-assisted coronary artery bypass surgery without a chest incision of any...
		First Non-Surgical Bypass Successfully Turns Vein Into Artery (May 29, 2001) -- A 53-year-old German man became the first person to undergo a new, non-surgical technique that turned one of his coronary veins into a coronary artery to bypass a blockage, according to a special...
	www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2006/01/060123165002.htm (2016 words)

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