Aortocoronary bypass

Aortocoronary bypass (ACB) is same as coronary bypass except that connection of a left anterior descending coronary artery to a coronary artery cannot be technically considered as an aortocoronary bypass. Aortocoronary bypass involves using a reversed saphenous vein or a free graft of a radial artery or some other conduit to connect a small opening created in the ascending aorta to the coronary artery distal to the obstruction. In the initial era of coronary artery bypass surgery, aortocoronary bypass was used synonymously as coronary artery bypass grafting because internal mammary artery live grafts were seldom used for coronary bypass. The term aortocoronary bypass is seldom used in current literature.
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Source: Cardiophile MD - July 14, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis, MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin, FRCP London Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs