Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in India
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What is Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) surgery?
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a type of surgery that improves blood flow to the heart. Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is a procedure used to treat coronary artery disease.
This type of heart surgery would help the patient with blocked coronary artery .The patient with chronic chest pain and multiple blocked arteries in coronary angiography will be benefitted by bypass heart surgery when the blocked arteries will be bypassed with vein or artery harvested from his own body. Patients who present with heart attack and having blocked coronary arteries in angiography can be also taken up for this surgery with good outcome.
Beating heart bypass, total arterial bypass or LIMA RIMA and MICS approach using only a small cut for bypass surgery all are available in our set up with more than 95% success rate.
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Post operative complications (cabg)
Post operative complications like bleeding., infection, pneumonia, cerebral stroke and mortality are very rare complications following bypass surgery in good set up. Our vigilant intensive care team with very good rehabilitation program and dedicated intensive care only for post cardiac surgery patients make the post operative recovery more or less uneventful.
The result of CABG in long term follow up of coronary artery disease patient always exceeds expectations. CABG,life style modifications and drug therapy keep the post bypass surgery patients healthy for a long period of time. Post bypass patients can be rehabilitated back to normal lifestyle and activities according to their age within 15 days.
Post bypass surgery no major restrictions are required. Good sugar control in diabetes with brisk walking and a healthy diet with minimal junk food would keep your patient free from further heart attack and chest pain.
Most frequently asked questions (cabg):
Most frequently asked questions
Q. Old patients and diabetic patients are not fit for bypass?
A. Age is only a number. If  the patient is active in day to day life he can be considered for bypass surgery.Contrary to popular belief studies had shown diabetic patients are more benefitted by CABG than angioplasty
Q. Post bypass surgery the normal activities are restricted?
A. Post bypass surgery more walking and normal physical activities are encouraged more than before. More active life creates a more healthy life. So patients are allowed in their normal life and work as soon as possible following an uneventful CABG