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Operations on the coronary vessels: Creation of an aortocoronary bypass by minimally invasive technique: Triple bypass, by sternotomy: With autogenous veins without external stabilization mesh
You had a bypass operation.
The heart is supplied with oxygen-rich blood via the coronary arteries. The coronary arteries are blood vessels that run around the outside of the heart. When coronary vessels have narrowed or closed, the blood supply in the heart is no longer right.
Bypass surgery involves using replacement blood vessels to bridge narrowed or closed coronary vessels. The replacement blood vessels then direct the blood past the locations concerned. As a result, the heart should be better supplied with blood. In your case the locations concerned were bridged using replacement blood vessels from your own body.
In your case veins were used as replacement blood vessels. Veins are blood vessels that transport the blood back to the heart. Replacement veins often come from the lower leg.
The bypass operation involved opening up your chest.
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If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
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