Svensk definition
Kirurgisk behandling av ischemisk kranskärlssjukdom genom transplantation av ett stycke av vena saphena (rosenådern), arteria mammaria eller annat ersättningsmaterial mellan aortan och den täppta kransartären, bortom den sjukliga förändringen.
Engelsk definition
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.
Svenska synonymer
Kranskärlsoperation — Koronarartär bypass
Engelska synonymer
Artery Bypass, Coronary — Artery Bypasses, Coronary — Bypasses, Coronary Artery — Coronary Artery Bypasses — Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery — Bypass, Coronary Artery — Aortocoronary Bypass — Aortocoronary Bypasses — Bypass, Aortocoronary — Bypasses, Aortocoronary — Bypass Surgery, Coronary Artery — Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting