Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
(CABG) Surgery Program
If you are currently suffering from severe coronary
artery disease - a fatty build-up on the inner
walls of the arteries that nourish the heart -
coronary
artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) may be
an option for you. CABG restores normal blood
flow to the heart by removing an extra vein from
your leg or chest wall to create a bypass of the
blocked section that will allow blood to flow
freely around the blockage.
Penn Cardiac Care at Pennsylvania Hospital's
CABG Program is made up of a multidisciplinary
team including cardiothoracic surgeons, anesthesiologists,
and specially trained nurses and technicians.
This expert team performs routine and complex
coronary artery bypass graft surgery. This same
care, expertise and knowledge is applied to other
types of surgery including heart valve repair
and replacement, adult congenital heart defects,
and complex aortic surgery.
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