What is a coronary bypass surgery?
A coronary bypass surgery is a common procedure used to increase blood flow to an area of the heart with reduced blood supply, normally caused by a blocked or significantly narrowed coronary artery. Over half a million people each year in the US have coronary artery bypass surgery.
Emory Heart & Vascular offers coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery to treat coronary artery disease. During this procedure, your surgeon uses blood vessels from your legs or chest to bypass the area of blockage and restore adequate blood flow through the arteries and to the heart.
Adequate blood flow to the heart via the coronary arteries is important because these arteries provide oxygen and nutrients to the heart, helping it to remain viable and able to meet the needs of the body. Your cardiologist can tell you if this procedure is recommended for you.
Why should you choose Emory for a coronary bypass surgery?
Our adult cardiac surgery team has performed more off-pump coronary artery bypass procedures to treat coronary artery disease than any other service in the country. What’s more, we’re a national leader in robotically-assisted, minimally-invasive coronary artery bypass surgery. And we are the only center in Georgia—and one of less than 10 nationwide—offering a special type of robotic CABG called endo-ACAB.
With over 23 locations throughout Atlanta and North Georgia, Emory Heart & Vascular can help you find the right physician to ensure you get the right treatment - and peace of mind - you need.