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Q. What Is Heart Surgery ?

Heart surgery is used to correct heart problems in children and adults. This article discusses heart surgeries for adults.

The most common type of heart surgery for adults is coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). During CABG, surgeons use healthy arteries or veins taken from another part of the body to bypass (that is, go around) blocked arteries. CABG relieves chest pain and reduces the risk of heart attack.


Heart surgery also is done to : -

* Repair or replace valves that control blood flow through the heart
* Repair abnormal or damaged structures in the heart
* Implant medical devices that regulate heart rhythms or blood flow
* Replace a damaged heart with a healthy heart from a donor (heart transplant)...



Types of Heart Surgery

Different types of heart surgery are used to fix different heart problems. : -


1) Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting : >> Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the most common type of heart surgery. More than 500,000 of these surgeries are done each year in India. CABG improves blood flow to the heart. It's used for people with severe coronary artery disease (CAD)...


2) Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization : >> Transmyocardial laser revascularization or TLR, is a surgery used to treat angina when no other treatments work. For example, if you've already had one CABG procedure and can't have another one, TLR may be an option. This type of heart surgery isn't common...


3) Valve Repair or Replacement : >> For the heart to work right, blood must flow in only one direction. The heart's valves make this possible. Healthy valves open and close in a precise way as the heart pumps blood...


4) Aneurysm Repair : >> An aneurysm is an abnormal bulge or "ballooning" in the wall of an artery or the heart muscle. This bulge happens when the wall weakens. Pressure from blood moving through the artery or heart causes the weak area to bulge out. Over time an aneurysm can grow and can burst, causing dangerous, often fatal bleeding inside the body...


5) Open-Heart Surgery : >> Open-heart surgery is any kind of surgery where the chest wall is opened and surgeons operate on the heart. "Open" refers to the chest, not the heart. Depending on the type of surgery, the heart may be opened too. Open-heart surgery is used to bypass blocked arteries in the heart, repair or replace heart valves, fix atrial fibrillation, and transplant hearts...



Q. Who Needs Heart Surgery ?

Heart surgery is used to treat people who have severe heart diseases and conditions. If other treatments, such as lifestyle changes, medicines, and medical procedures, haven't worked or can't be used, heart surgery may be an option...



Q. What To Expect Before Heart Surgery

There are many types of heart surgery. The type you need depends on your situation. One person's experience before an operation can be very different from another's.

Some people carefully plan their surgeries with their doctors. They know exactly when and how it will happen. Other people need emergency heart surgery...







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