Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Definition A form of bypass surgery that can create new routes around narrowed and blocked coronary arteries, permitting increased blood flow to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscle. Coronary artery bypass graft is an option for selected groups of patients with significant narrowing’s and blockages of the heart arteries. The bypass graft for a CABG can be a vein from the leg or an inner chestwall artery. CABG surgery is one of the most commonly performed major operations.

Coronary Artery Disease Definition A major cause of illness and death, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) begins when substances (plaques) are deposited within a coronary artery.

Correlations Definition Very weak correlation r 0.51 (Guyatt et al., 1999).

Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Synonyms Corticotropin-Releasing Factor; Corticoliberin Definition A hypothalamic hormone which stimulates the production and release of ACTH from the anterior pituitary. CRH marks the beginning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal neurendocrine stress response in humans that culminates in the release of cortisol from the adrenal cortex.

Cortisol Coronary Heart Disease Definition The occurrence of cardiovascular disease that may manifest itself in a variety of ways, for example myocardial infarction or unstable angina.

Correlational

Synonyms Hydrocortisone; Corticosteroid Hormone Definition A corticosteroid hormone produced and released from the adrenal cortex in response to stress, it is part of the hypothalamicpituitary-adrenal neurendocrine stress response in humans. Effects of cortisol include elevated blood glucose levels and blood pressure, as well as immunosupression.

Synonyms Association; Relationship Between

Cost Definition The degree to which two or more attributes or measurements on the same group of elements show a tendency to vary together.

Definition Cost is the monetary value that must be paid before one can use a service or good. It is the

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