Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)

Coronary bypass surgery redirects blood around a section of a blocked or partially blocked artery in your heart. The procedure involves taking a healthy blood vessel from your leg, arm or chest and connecting it below and above the blocked arteries in your heart. With a new pathway, blood flow to the heart muscle improves.

Types of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)​

1. Open heart bypass surgery

This is called coronary artery bypass surgery. Traditionally, to bypass the blocked coronary artery, your doctor makes a large incision in the chest and temporarily stops the heart. To open the chest, your doctor cuts the breastbone (sternum) in half lengthwise and spreads it apart.

2. Minimally Invasive surgery

A surgeon performs coronary bypass through small incisions in the chest, often with the use of robotics and video imaging that help the surgeon operate in a small area. Variations of minimally invasive surgery might be called port-access or keyhole surgery.

3. Robotic CABG

Robotic CABG is a relatively new minimally invasive surgical technique. It is a less invasive alternative to conventional open-heart surgery where the breastbone, or sternum, is sawn in half.

Symptoms

Symptoms of coronary artery disease may include:

• Chest pain

• Fatigue (severe tiredness)

• Palpitations

• Abnormal heart rhythms

• Shortness of breath

• Swelling in the hands and feet

• Indigestion

Diagnosis & Detection

• chest X-ray

• ECG

• Echo Cardiography

• Angiography

Complications after surgery

Possible risks of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) include:

• Bleeding during or after the surgery

• Blood clots that can cause heart attack, stroke, or lung problems

• Infection at the incision site

• Pneumonia

• Breathing problems

• Pancreatitis

• Kidney failure

• Abnormal heart rhythms

• Failure of the graft

Duration: 4-6 hours

Success Rate: 95-99% may vary according to patient's condition.

Stay in Hospital: 7-8 days

Stay in India: 20 days