Coronary arteries are the blood vessels that bring blood to your heart. If one or more of these arteries is blocked, your heart will not get the nutrients it needs. To remove the blockage, surgery is sometimes necessary.
heart bypass, also known as coronary bypass surgery or artery CABG creates a detour around a blocked artery to improve blood flow to the heart. If you or a loved one are facing heart surgery, here's what you can expect. Learn more about the procedure itself, and the advantages, disadvantages and the things you need to know about heart bypass surgery.
What happens during bypass?
During cardiac bypass surgery, you are put under anesthesia, which means that you are given medicine to keep you asleep during your doctor performs the surgery.
First, your doctor opens your chest to get to your heart.
Then, your doctor takes a blood vessel from another part of your body, like your leg or arm, and attaches it to your heart. This creates a detour or bypass, around your blocked artery so that blood can flow again.
What are the benefits of cardiac surgery Bypass?
There are many advantages to this type of surgery, such as:
- have less chest pain, or having your chest pain disappear
- Lower your chance of a heart attack
- have more energy for physical activities
What are the disadvantages of cardiac bypass surgery?
bypass surgery is a very common way and generally successfully to treat blocked coronary arteries. All surgeries have risks and risks for this surgery may include:
- Heart attack
- Stroke
- bleeding during or after surgery
- A change in renal function
- A lung infection
- changes in your heartbeat
- An allergic reaction to anesthesia or other materials used during surgery
- injury to your nerves in your chest, arms or legs
- in rare cases, death
How can I decide what's best ?
It is always best to talk to your doctor, who can help you decide if heart bypass surgery is right for you.
to learn more, visit the Heart and Vascular Institute UPMC online or call 1-855-UPMC-HVI (1-855- 876-2484) to schedule an appointment.
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