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I am going to have a 4 heart by pass.(i am female 60 years old) i had a mild heart attack a month ago. they put a stent in they say there are many narrowing in all the vessels.so they feel i need this by pass, my question is the clogged arteries that wi
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CABG: During a CABG procedure, the clogged portions of coronary arteries are bypassed with using short sections of a vein removed from one of your legs called the great saphenous. It is like building an overpass to redirect and flow of blood away from the clogged section and deliver it to the compromised heart muscle tissue.
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Good solution: Given the situation a coronary bypass seems your best solution.
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