Patient was educated on coronary artery bypass grafting (GABG) as follows:
- Coronary artery bypass grafting, in short, is called CABG.
- CABG is one mode of surgical treatment for patients with poor blood supply to the heart muscle, due to blocked coronary arteries.
- Heart muscle is supplied with oxygen-rich blood by the coronary arteries.
- Sometimes, the coronary arteries get blocked by deposition of cholesterol. This will reduce the size of the artery lumen and consequently, will lead to diminished blood flow beyond the point of obstruction.
- Reduced blood supply to the heart muscle will lead to the patient presenting with chest pain, which is heart attack.
- A healthy artery or vein from the body is connected to the blocked coronary artery, distal to the block. This helps blood to pass around the block and provide oxygen and nourishment to the heart muscle.
