The medical transcriptionist is typing up a dictated note about a heart patient. She hears a sentence that sounds like, "The patient had a cabbage 5 years ago." Because this does not make any sense, she asks for clarification. She discovers that the item that sounded like "cabbage" is an acronym for a heart surgery procedure. What is the correct acronym, and what does it mean?
A) CHF; congestive heart failure
B) CPR; cardiopulmonary resuscitation
C) CABG; coronary artery bypass graft
D) ECG; electrocardiogram
C
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