Coronary artery bypass surgery

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Synonyms and keywords: Coronary artery bypass grafting, and colloquially heart bypass, bypass, bypass surgery, open heart surgery, or CABG (pronounced like cabbage), aortocoronary bypass (ACB). The term Coronary Artery Graft Surgery (CAGS) is often used outside the United States and should not be confused with Coronary Angiography (CAG). OPCAB refers to Off-pump coronary artery bypass, a procedure during which the patient is not placed on extracorporeal circulation ("the pump").
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Pathophysiology
Saphenous Vein Graft Disease | Other Non-Atherosclerotic Saphenous Vein Graft Diseases

Imaging in the patient undergoing CABG
Chest x-ray | Coronary Angiography
 * CT Angiography |  MR Angiography | Trans-Esophageal Echocardiography

Perioperative Medical Therapy
Aspirin and Clopidogrel | Beta-Blockers | ACE Inhibitors/ARBs | Management of Hyperlipidemia | Management of Mediastinitis/Perioperative Infection | Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) To Treat Saphenous Vein Graft Failure

Perioperative Monitoring
Electrocardiographic Monitoring | Pulmonary Artery Catheterization | Central Nervous System Monitoring

Surgical Procedure
The Traditional Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Procedure (Simplified) | Minimally Invasive CABG | Conduits Used for Bypass |  Videos on Spahenous Vein Graft Harvesting | Videos on Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

ACCF/AHA Guidelines
Anesthetic consideration | Intra-operative TEE | Selection of Bypass Graft Conduit | Perioperative Management of Myocardial Ischemia | CABG in Patients with Acute MI | CABG in Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias | Emergency CABG after Failed PCI | CABG in Association with Other Cardiac Procedures | Heart Team Approach to Revascularization Decisions | Revascularization of Left Main CAD to Improve Survival | Revascularization of Non-Left Main CAD to Improve Survival | Revascularization to Improve Symptoms | Hybrid Coronary Revascularization | Preoperative Antiplatelet Therapy | Postoperative Antiplatelet Therapy | Hormonal Manipulation | Smoking Cessation | Patients with Renal Dysfunction | Management of Perioperative Dysrhythmias | Perioperative Bleeding/ Transfusion

Special scenarios
Anomalous Coronary Arteries | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease/Respiratory Insufficiency | End Stage Renal Disease | Concomitant Valvular Disease | Previous Cardiac Surgery