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Coronary Artery Bypass (Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery) Summary

Description: Surgical therapy of ischemic coronary artery disease achieved by grafting a section of saphenous vein, internal mammary artery, or other substitute between the aorta and the obstructed coronary artery distal to the obstructive lesion.

Also Known As: Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery; Aortocoronary Bypass; Bypass Surgery, Coronary Artery; Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting; Aortocoronary Bypasses Show All >>

Networked: 12286 relevant articles (428 outcomes, 1489 trials/studies) for this Therapy

Key Diseases for which Coronary Artery Bypass is Relevant

  1. Coronary Artery Disease (Coronary Atherosclerosis) : 83 outcomes 228 studies in 1404 results
  2. Myocardial Infarction : 57 outcomes 251 studies in 2255 results
  3. Atrial Fibrillation : 40 outcomes 117 studies in 647 results
  4. Stroke (Strokes) : 25 outcomes 85 studies in 683 results
  5. Myocardial Ischemia (Ischemic Heart Diseases) : 18 outcomes 63 studies in 487 results
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Drugs Related to Coronary Artery Bypass

  1. glucuronyl glucosamine glycan sulfate (Vessel)
  2. Magnesium
  3. clopidogrel (Plavix)
  4. Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  5. Tranexamic Acid (AMCA)
  6. Nicardipine (Dagan)
  7. Amiodarone (Amiodarona)
  8. Aprotinin (Trasylol)
  9. Ticagrelor
  10. prasugrel
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Therapies Related to Coronary Artery Bypass

  1. Transplants (Transplant)
  2. Angioplasty (Angioplasty, Transluminal)
  3. Drug-Eluting Stents
  4. Coronary Balloon Angioplasty (Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty)
  5. Cardiopulmonary Bypass (Heart-Lung Bypass)
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