Marian recently went through a surgery in which blood vessels were taken from her legs and then attached to her coronary arteries to allow a bypass of blood flow around some narrowed vessels.Which surgical procedure was performed on Marian?

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Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) involves the use of blood vessels from other parts of the body to bypass narrowed or blocked coronary arteries. This is a common surgical procedure used to treat coronary artery disease. Angioplasty (A) involves the use of a catheter with a balloon on the end to open up narrowed or blocked arteries. Echocardiograms (B) are a diagnostic test that uses ultrasound waves to create images of the heart. Coronary catheterization (D) involves the insertion of a catheter into a blood vessel to take X-ray images of the heart and its blood vessels. None of these procedures involve the use of blood vessels from the legs to bypass coronary arteries.

Marian Recently Went Through a Surgery in Which Blood Vessels