Thompson is removing a healthy vein from Raymond's leg so it will be ready for ... heart muscle — re-routing the blood-flow around the blockage. This is called a graft. When an artery is needed ...
Femoral-tibial bypass is surgery to bypass diseased blood vessels in the lower leg or foot. The surgery is most often done to help with severe pain or help heal foot sores caused by bad blood ...
They will take healthy vessels from another part of your body to ‘bypass’ the blocked arteries that are preventing oxygenated blood from efficiently reaching your heart. A healthy artery in your chest ...