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Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) is a common procedure across the world. Nevertheless, some patients choose to avoid it due to misperceptions about what it entails.Coronary arteries disease occurs when fatty substances are deposited along the wall of the arteries, causing them to narrow. When one or more of the coronary arteries is blocked, the supply of blood to regions of the heart decreases. This leads to Anginas, or chest pains, which can escalate, in more serious cases, to a heart attack – which can damage the heart permanently. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) is a procedure that bypasses the blockages and supplies blood to the affected heart muscles. The patient’s own blood vessels are used to perform these bypasses. The best results are often obtained by using the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) – which supplies blood to the chest wall and the breast bone – to bypass the LAD.

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