Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Open Heart surgery

As the name suggests, in this process, the patient’s chest is opened and the surgery of heart is performed. The term “OPEN” here is coined for the chest and not the heart. The size of opening in the chest depends on the nature of surgery to be performed.

Modern Beating-Heart Surgery

This method was introduced in the 1990s when surgeons began performing “off-pump bypass surgery” i.e., coronary artery bypass surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass. Here, the heart keeps beating during the operation but is stabilized to some extent in order to maintain an immobile work area.

Coronary Arterial Bypass GRAFT (CABG) Surgery: Conventional vs. Beating Heart

Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery is an ideal option for patients with coronary heart disease. It gives optimal results by restoring adequate blood flow and usual delivery of oxygen & nutrients to the heart. Bypass surgery re-routes the blood flow around the blockage in coronary artery by creating an alternative pathway for blood. This enables blood for delivering necessary nutrients and oxygen to the heart muscle. There are two types of bypass surgery i.e., conventional (arrested heart) and beating heart.

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