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CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Heart Surgery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- coronary bypass
1, record 1, English, coronary%20bypass
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- coronary bypass surgery 2, record 1, English, coronary%20bypass%20surgery
correct
- coronary artery bypass surgery 2, record 1, English, coronary%20artery%20bypass%20surgery
correct
- coronary artery bypass 2, record 1, English, coronary%20artery%20bypass
correct
- aortocoronary bypass 3, record 1, English, aortocoronary%20bypass
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The surgical revascularization of the heart, using healthy blood vessels of the patient, performed to circumvent obstructed coronary vessels and improve blood flow. 4, record 1, English, - coronary%20bypass
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie cardiaque
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pontage coronarien
1, record 1, French, pontage%20coronarien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pontage aorto-coronarien 2, record 1, French, pontage%20aorto%2Dcoronarien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Intervention chirurgicale permettant de court-circuiter des parties rétrécies ou bouchées des artères nourricières du cœur (artères coronaires) par greffon veineux. 3, record 1, French, - pontage%20coronarien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quadruple pontage coronarien. 4, record 1, French, - pontage%20coronarien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On utilise le plus souvent deux types de vaisseaux pour effectuer le pontage aorto-coronarien : les veines saphènes et l'artère thoracique interne droite ou gauche (appelée aussi artère mammaire). Le greffon veineux provenant de la veine saphène est suturé à l'aorte et à l'artère coronaire au-dessous du blocage. Le sang emprunte l'aorte, puis le greffon constitué par la veine saphène, évitant ainsi le blocage dans l'artère coronaire, et vient nourrir le muscle cardiaque. Si l'artère thoracique est choisie, elle est conservée intacte à son origine, car elle transporte le sang riche en oxygène qui passe dans l'aorte, et elle est rattachée à l'artère coronaire au-delà du blocage. 3, record 1, French, - pontage%20coronarien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cirugía cardíaca
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bypass coronario
1, record 1, Spanish, bypass%20coronario
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- by-pass coronario 2, record 1, Spanish, by%2Dpass%20coronario
correct, masculine noun
- revascularización miocárdica por bypass 1, record 1, Spanish, revascularizaci%C3%B3n%20mioc%C3%A1rdica%20por%20bypass
feminine noun
- bypass aortocoronario 1, record 1, Spanish, bypass%20aortocoronario
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-10-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Heart Surgery
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- coronary artery bypass surgery
1, record 2, English, coronary%20artery%20bypass%20surgery
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- CABS 1, record 2, English, CABS
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- coronary artery bypass graft surgery 2, record 2, English, coronary%20artery%20bypass%20graft%20surgery
correct
- CABG 3, record 2, English, CABG
correct
- CABG 3, record 2, English, CABG
- coronary-artery bypass-graft operation 3, record 2, English, coronary%2Dartery%20bypass%2Dgraft%20operation
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The main surgical treatment of angina nowadays is an operation called coronary-artery bypass-graft (CABG) in which lengths of "spare" vein are taken from the leg and stitched to the coronary arteries to act as bypass channels to get past the blocked area. 3, record 2, English, - coronary%20artery%20bypass%20surgery
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Cf. Lancet, April 12, 1986, 1(8485), pp. 823-5. 1, record 2, English, - coronary%20artery%20bypass%20surgery
Record 2, Key term(s)
- coronary-artery-bypass-graft surgery
- coronary-artery-bypass-graft operation
- coronary artery bypass graft operation
- coronary-artery bypass-graft surgery
- CABG operation
- CABG surgery
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie cardiaque
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pontage aortocoronarien
1, record 2, French, pontage%20aortocoronarien
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- intervention de pontage aorto-coronarien par greffe 2, record 2, French, intervention%20de%20pontage%20aorto%2Dcoronarien%20par%20greffe
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les indications du pontage aortocoronarien chez le malade ayant répondu initialement au traitement médical ne sont pas bien définies. Le pontage aortocoronarien soulage l'angine de poitrine chez ces malades également. 1, record 2, French, - pontage%20aortocoronarien
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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