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*Disease that cannot be treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
*Disease that cannot be treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
==Complications==
*[[Cholesterol embolism]] - may go anywhere.
**Kidney -> [[renal failure]].
**Cerebral vessels -> [[stroke]].
*[[Aortic dissection]].
*[[Myocardial infarction]].
*Others.


==Gross==
==Gross==
[[Image:Heart_saphenous_coronary_grafts.jpg|right|thumb|Heart with three bypass grafts. (WC)]].
[[Image:Heart_saphenous_coronary_grafts.jpg|right|thumb|Heart with three bypass grafts. (WC)]]
===Types of grafts===
===Types of grafts===
*Arterial - usually ''internal thoracic artery''.
*Arterial - usually ''internal thoracic artery''.