coronary bypass

American  

noun

1. the surgical revascularization of the heart, using healthy blood vessels of the patient, performed to circumvent obstructed coronary vessels and improve blood flow.

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coronary bypass British  

noun

1. the surgical bypass of a narrowed or blocked coronary artery by grafting a section of a healthy blood vessel taken from another part of the patient's body

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Example Sentences

Among the other inventions ranked, coronary bypass surgery finished in the 26th spot, cotton gin, 30th, dishwasher, 50th, bluejeans, 56th, and Post-it Notes, 60th.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Of these, 113 coronary bypass grafting patients were excluded.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024

This devoted and daring sportsman — he also founded Outside magazine — had a triple coronary bypass, valve replacement and hip surgery that year.

From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2022

Mahathir has had two coronary bypass surgeries but was still robust and sharp witted.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2022

At age thirty-nine he’d already invented the first technique for suturing blood vessels together, and had used it to perform the first coronary bypass and develop methods for transplanting organs.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot