CABG stands for coronary artery bypass grafting. It is a heart surgery that creates a new route for blood to reach the heart muscle. It is commonly used to treat coronary artery disease when important arteries are narrowed or blocked. Clinicians may discuss CABG when symptoms, imaging, or risk suggest blood flow needs to be restored.

Somatosensory evoked potentials are electrical signals recorded from the nervous system after a small, controlled sensory stimulus. They help show whether sensory pathways from the arms or legs to the spinal cord and brain are conducting normally. They are commonly used in neurodiagnostic testing and in the operating room during spine and brain procedures. They do not treat a condition; they measure nerve pathway function.

Coronary Bypass Surgery is an operation that restores blood flow to heart muscle when coronary arteries are narrowed or blocked. It works by creating a new route (“bypass”) for blood to reach the heart beyond the blockage. It is most commonly used to treat advanced coronary artery disease that causes symptoms or threatens heart function.

A Nerve conduction study is a diagnostic test that measures how well electrical signals travel through peripheral nerves. It uses small surface electrodes and brief electrical pulses to record nerve responses. It is commonly used to evaluate numbness, tingling, weakness, and suspected nerve compression in the arms or legs. It is often performed alongside electromyography (EMG) to give a fuller picture of nerve and muscle function.

IVL most commonly refers to **intravascular lithotripsy** in cardiovascular medicine. It is a **catheter-based technique** used to treat **hard, calcified plaque** inside arteries. IVL is commonly used during **coronary** (heart) or **peripheral** (leg and other) endovascular procedures. Its goal is to make a narrowed, calcified artery more treatable with balloons and stents.

Intravascular Lithotripsy is a catheter-based technique used to treat hardened calcium in artery walls. It delivers controlled sonic pressure waves inside a blood vessel to crack calcium and improve vessel flexibility. It is most commonly used during procedures to open narrowed coronary arteries (heart arteries) or peripheral arteries (leg and pelvic arteries).

NCS stands for **nerve conduction studies**. It is a test that measures how well electrical signals travel through a nerve. NCS is commonly used in neurology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain medicine, and spine clinics. It is often performed alongside **EMG (electromyography)** to evaluate nerve and muscle function.

Orbital Atherectomy is a catheter-based procedure used to modify hard, calcified plaque inside an artery. It is most commonly used to prepare narrowed blood vessels before angioplasty (balloon widening) and sometimes before stenting. In plain terms, it “sands down” calcium so a vessel can open more evenly. It is used in cardiovascular care for selected patients with heavily calcified arterial disease.

Electromyography is a test that evaluates how muscles and the nerves that control them are working. It records electrical signals from muscle and nerve tissue to look for patterns of injury or disease. It is commonly used in spine, orthopedic, and neurology clinics to evaluate arm or leg symptoms. It is often performed alongside nerve conduction studies in the same visit.

Rotational Atherectomy is a catheter-based technique used to treat very hard, calcified narrowing in arteries. It uses a tiny high-speed rotating burr to modify calcium within plaque so other devices can pass and expand. It is most commonly used during coronary angioplasty and stenting (PCI) for calcified coronary artery disease.