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Operations on the coronary vessels: Creation of an aortocoronary bypass by minimally invasive technique: Triple bypass, by thoracotomy: With autogenous arteries

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 arteries were used as replacement blood vessels. Arteries are blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart. They supply all the tissue in the body with oxygen-rich blood. Replacement arteries can come from the chest or the forearm.

To do the operation, an incision was made in your skin between your ribs.

Additional indicator

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

Further information

Note

Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).