Bypass Heart Surgery
Bypass Heart Surgery, also known as Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), is a common type of open heart surgery. Due to the malfunctioning of clogged coronary arteries, the blood flow and oxygen flow block or become slower. So bypass heart surgery create some bypasses, reroutes to improve the blood and oxygen flow to the muscle of the heart.
Who requires a Bypass Heart Surgery ?
It is a treatment for coronary artery disease. In this disease, the clogged coronary that bring blood to heart muscle obstruct the blood flow. The clogging forms due to a plaque (a buildup of fat, cholesterol and other substances). This may obstruct or slow the blood flow causing chest pain and heart attack.
Bypass Heart Surgery Procedure :
In this bypass heart surgery procedure, the surgeons use some healthy segment of blood vessel from other parts of the body to create an alternative route around the blocked portion of the heart. The number of the bypass depends on the number of the blocked arteries. The surgeons take an artery vein from the leg or chest wall. If it is taken from a chest wall, it open end is attached to the coronary artery below the blocked area. If it is taken from a leg, one end is sewn above the blocked area and the other end to the below blocked area.
For most bypass surgery, cardiopulmonary bypass with a pump oxygenator (heart-lung machine) is used which take over the function of the heart. Most surgeons perform also off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB).In case of some patients, OPCAB has the possibility of decreasing intraoperative bleeding, renal complications and postoperative neurological deficits (problems after surgery).
Post Surgery Period of Bypass Heart Surgery :
After surgery, the patient is constantly monitored in a cardiac intensive care unit. For 12 to 24 hours, monitoring devices are used to check the heart rate and blood pressure. Medication is given intravenously to regulate the blood circulation. Usually it takes one week for recovery, though it may differ sometimes. After release from the hospital, some cardiac rehabilitation programme is suggested by the specialists. As stress management is essential for the patient after bypass heart surgery. The doctors suggest to take low cholesterol food and to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
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