Bridging 插畫檔

Coronary artery bypass grafting. The obstruction of a coronary vessel by an atheromatous plaque is compensated by the placement of a bypass. A portion of the vessel (here, the saphenous vein) is grafted between the aorta and the obstructed coronary artery, downstream of the obstruction, in order to restore blood supply to the heart. The graft (saphenous vein) is first taken from the patient's leg