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Coronary artery disease (also known as arteriosclerosis or hardening of the arteries) occurs when the arteries to the heart are blocked with fatty deposits that interfere with blood flow to the heart. Two common treatments for this condition are Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery and Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty. CABG surgery creates an alternate path for blood flow to the heart using a vein or artery from another part of the patient's body. In Angioplasty, a thin tube is used to remove the fatty deposits from an artery in the heart. Several states publish information to assist patients in understanding Coronary Artery Bypass Graft surgery and selecting surgeons and hospitals for treatment. This information includes death rates for individual surgeons and hospitals who perform these procedures. It also includes the number of procedures they perform. Pennsylvania also provides death rates for health plans. New York also publishes hospital specific information on angioplasties.
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