Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG, often  pronounced “cabbage”)

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) is a surgical procedure that is done to increase blood flow to the heart. This procedure is done to relieve the symptoms of angina and to extend life in patients who have had a heart attack. It is typically offered by the heart team as an alternative to stents in patients with complex heart  artery disease. Surgeons use arteries and veins from elsewhere in your body to deliver blood past a blockage in a heart artery. These blockages are caused by plaques that build up over time. The plaques block blood flow in the artery and can cause angina. Unstable plaques can cause heart attacks.