Coronary Bypass Surgery Success Rate

A Coronary Bypass Surgery or a Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery is also called CABG or “cabbage”. It is the most common type of heart surgery performed today.  Research says that in the United States, each year not less than 260,000 people have had successful bypass surgeries performed on them.  How this name derives its origin is because it is done to “bypass” the flow of blood around the clogged arteries so that the heart is not affected.

Bronchitis Symptoms

Bronchitis is a respiratory infection. It is the bronchi that are responsible for passing the air from the trachea or wind pipe to the lungs. An individual is said to be suffering from bronchitis when the bronchi experience inflammation resulting in shortness of breath, cough and chest tension. There is formation of yellow or green mucus along with persistent cough.