Cardiac Bypass Surgery - Why it's done

You and your doctor can consider whether coronary bypass surgery or another artery-opening procedure, such as angioplasty or stenting, is right for you.

Coronary bypass surgery is an option if:

• You have severe chest pain caused by narrowing of several of the arteries that supply your heart muscle, leaving the muscle short of blood during even light exercise or at rest. Sometimes angioplasty and stenting will help, but for some types of blockages, coronary bypass surgery may be the best option.
• You have more than one diseased coronary artery and the heart's main pump — the left ventricle — is not functioning well.
• Your left main coronary artery is severely narrowed or blocked. This artery supplies most of the blood to the left ventricle.
• You have an artery blockage for which angioplasty isn't appropriate, you've had a previous angioplasty or stent placement that hasn't been successful, or you've had stent placement but the artery has narrowed again (restenosis).

Coronary bypass surgery may also be performed in emergency situations, such as a heart attack, if your doctor sees that you're not responding to other treatments.

Coronary bypass surgery doesn't cure the underlying heart disease that caused blockages in the first place. This disease is referred to as atherosclerosis or coronary artery disease. Even if you have coronary bypass surgery, lifestyle changes are still a necessary part of treatment after surgery. Medications are routine after coronary bypass surgery to lower your blood cholesterol, reduce the risk of developing a blood clot and help your heart function as well as possible. 

Patient doesn’t have to worry about the arrangement while deciding for cardiac bypass surgery in India with Sahara Medical Tourism . Sahara India will take care of all the arrangements like traveling, finding a surgeon, accommodation and help in visa procedures too for the cardiac bypass surgery. Patient has to just send a query related to the surgery then Sahara's Group’s assistants will contact within 24 hours and they will take care of rest of the procedures. Cardiac bypass surgery in India is available in the  cities like delhi, mumbai, chennai, and Nagpur.

 

 

What is Cardiac bypass surgery?

Cardiac bypass surgery is an operation to restore the flow of blood through the arteries that supply blood to the heart, when a blockage or partial blockage occurs in these arteries. The arteries that supply the heart muscle with oxygen and nutrients are known as the coronary arteries. The word "coronary" means a crown, and is the name given to these arteries that circle the heart like a crown. The narrowing of the arteries of the heart is known as coronary artery disease, which is the most common form of heart disease. The operation, also known as a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), involves rerouting the blood flow around the obstructed part of the artery. This is done by using a portion of a blood vessel taken from another part of the body, usually the leg or chest, and surgically attaching it across a severely narrowed or blocked coronary artery, thus "bypassing" the blockage. These "new" blood vessels carry blood around the obstruction, so that the blood supply to and from the heart is restored.

Coronary artery disease develops when one or more of the coronary arteries that supply the blood to the heart become narrower than they used to be, due to the buildup of cholesterol and other substances in the wall of the artery. This affects the blood flow to the heart muscle. Without an adequate blood supply, heart muscle tissue can be damaged. Deposits of cholesterol and other fat-like substances can build up in the inner lining of these blood vessels and become coated with scar tissue, forming a cholesterol-rich bump in the blood vessel wall known as plaque. Plaque buildup narrows and hardens the blood vessel, a process called atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries. Eventually these plaque deposits can build up to significantly reduce or block blood flow to the heart. A person may experience chest pain or discomfort from inadequate blood flow to the heart, especially during exercise when the heart needs more oxygen. This is known as agina.

Cardiac bypass surgery in India is provided at hospitals of Bangalore and Chennai with comprehensive surgical, medical, and emergency services supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment facilities and innovative surgery techniques. Indian hospitals are proud of offering access to world class doctors, nurses and other health professionals dedicated to patients’ welfare. Medical tourism in India aim to care for individuals in a holistic manner - nurturing mental, spiritual and physical wholeness, promoting healthy living, providing healing treatments and touching people’s lives through compassionate and expert care. Medical tourism in India is geared to expose clients to the best quality private and public healthcare in India, with a personalized flair, whilst facilitating treatment by highly qualified specialists at affordable and competitive prices and the best quality medical treatment for the cardiac bypass surgery in India.

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