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‘Hero’ officer saves teen who severed artery punching bus window, Oklahoma cops say
An Oklahoma deputy is being called a hero for saving the life of a 17-year-old boy who authorities said punched a school bus ...
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Vein Harvesting for the Heart
This is called a graft. When an artery is needed it's usually taken from the patient's chest during the by-pass surgery itself. When a vein is required, surgeons normally tap the patient's leg.
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Peripheral Artery Bypass
The section of vein or man-made blood vessel graft is sewn onto both the femoral and popliteal arteries so that blood can travel through the new graft vessel and around the narrowed or blocked area.
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Coronary Artery Bypass
During a coronary artery bypass, the diseased sections of your coronary arteries are bypassed with healthy artery or vein grafts to increase blood flow to the heart muscle tissue. This procedure is ...
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Open or endoscopic vein graft harvesting—this is the question!
Endoscopic harvesting of saphenous veins for use in CABG surgery ... duration of surgery, graft quality, target-artery quality, and use of composite or noncomposite grafts, other potential ...