Coronary artery bypass surgery (or heart bypass surgery) is a surgical procedure which consists of bypassing a narrowed or a blocked coronary artery by grafting another artery or vein taken from another region of the body.

Like for some heart diseases, If a patient who has had coronary artery bypass must get a dental treatment, he or she might experience severe pain when reclining in the dental chair. This is a side effect of the surgery. Taking antibiotics before dental treatment is usually not required unless surgery has been done several weeks before seeing the dentist.



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