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What exactly is a triple bypass surgery?

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3 coronaries: Aorta or internal mammary to coronary artery anastomosis distal to area of stenosis in the coronary.

Answered 5/14/2017

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Dr. Matthew Hennig answered

Specializes in Surgery - Thoracic

Bypassing...: Usually the three vessels of the heart (right coronary, left circumflex, and left anterior descending) get bypassed. There could be other combinations of these vessels for the triple bypass, though.

Answered 4/8/2016

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