Heart Bypass Surgery

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Comparatively, men report more symptoms of heart diseases and disorders than females. The symptoms include chest pain, fatigue, negative emotional symptoms and chest incision discomfort. Unlike men, symptoms seen in women include breast discomfort and numbness in the chest. Other symptoms include.

• When a patient has more than one diseased coronary artery and the heart's left ventricle isn’t functioning effectively.

• The patient has severe chest pain caused by narrowing of arteries supplying blood to the heart muscles.

• The patient’s left main coronary artery is blocked. This artery supplies most of the blood to the left ventricle.

• The patient has an artery blockage for which angioplasty isn't suitable or a previous angioplasty has been unsuccessful.

The treatment is recommended on the basis of how many of your arteries are blocked. More the blockage of arteries more is the risk of heart failure. The surgical process has four types, Given below is the list, have a look.

• Single Bypass: Only one artery is blocked.

• Double Bypass: Two Arteries are blocked.

• Triple Bypass: Three Arteries are blocked.

• Quadruple Bypass: Four Arteries are blocked.

Also, there are several approaches to process heart bypass surgery. Some of them include the LITA ( Left Internal Thoracic Artery), it is diverted to the left anterior descending branch of the left coronary artery. In this method, the artery is not detached from the origin.

In the second method, a great saphenous vein is removed from a leg; one end is attached to the aorta and the other is attached to the obstructed artery to restore the flow of blood. Depending on the number of coronary arteries blocked, there are different types of bypass surgery. Single bypass in which only one artery is blocked, Double bypass in which two arteries are blocked, Triple bypass where three arteries are blocked and Quadruple bypass where four arteries are blocked.

Every surgery carries some risks with it, but recent technological advancements have improved the medical procedure. Coronary artery disease is one of the most common ailments seen in the age group above 60 years old, risk-benefit ratio favors operation of older patients because of resistance to optimum medical therapies.  It is important to know about the risks associated, some of them include.

• Chest Pain

• Memory Loss

• Bleeding

• Arrhythmias

• Stroke

• Kidney Problems

• Infection

• Low-Grade Fever

After successful bypass surgery, symptoms such as shortness of breath, chest pain, and high blood pressure will improve. A successful graft lasts for between 8-15 years. Chances of success and sustained improvement are higher if the patient is younger without any other diseases.

The best way to improve outcomes and make sure that the surgery is a success over a sustained period of time is to make lifestyle changes. Changes in diet and having a healthy and active lifestyle are a surefire way to increase chances of success of the surgery.