Principal Director & Chief
Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery
+91-11-30403040The Heart Centre at BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital specialises in offering effective surgical treatments for long term relief from coronary artery disease, which is a very common heart problem marked by blocked or narrowed arteries. The team of cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons at the BLK-Max Heart centre takes care of all the procedures, including the complex ones.
The centre excels in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and has a high success rate in treating patients with minor as well as major blockage. The centre has its own aptly equipped diagnostic labs to perform Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG), and the centre holds a proven record of conducting the most complex surgeries with a considerably high success rate.
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABS) is a type of surgery that is performed on patients suffering from Coronary Heart Disease (CHD). The surgery improves blood flow to the heart by redirecting blood around a section of a completely or partially blocked artery in your heart. The CABS procedure involves taking a healthy blood vessel from the patient’s leg, arm, or chest and connecting it to bypass the blocked arteries in the heart.
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), also known as Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), is a disease in which a waxy substance called plaque tends to build up inside the coronary arteries, which are responsible for the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the heart.
Over time, the plaque in the arteries hardens or ruptures (breaks open), thereby narrowing the passage of oxygen-rich blood into the arteries. This results in chronic chest pain and discomfort, commonly referred to as.
The four primary coronary arteries in the heart are:
What are the alternate names of CABG?
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG) is also known as heart bypass surgery or bypass surgery.
Following are the signs and symptoms which indicate blocked or narrowed arteries:
There are certain health conditions and lifestyle issues that may trigger the formation of plaque in arteries, which are:
Some of the major conditions we treat with Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery are:
Nobody wants to suffer from heart disease, but we all should be ready to face any situation. It is better to get tested and look out for all the possibilities to make timely interventions. There are many diagnostic tests that can ascertain the condition of your arteries. You may need to go for more than one test, depending on your situation. BLK-Max Heart centre has an exclusive diagnostic centre for conducting various tests and scans, which help the doctors in deciding the right treatment for you. After your physical examination, your cardiologist might ask you to go for the following tests:
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The doctor may also advise the patient to stop taking any medications such as Aspirin, Coumadin, Vitamin E, fish oil 4 to 5 days before surgery as these medications can make the blood thin.
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, also called Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG), is recommended in case of multiple blockages.
If your Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery is not in emergency conditions, then your doctor will first admit you to the hospital and then perform the surgery under the influence of anaesthesia. The whole procedure generally takes somewhere between three to six hours.
For general anaesthesia, the surgeon inserts a breathing tube through the mouth. It is then attached to a ventilator, which aids the patient in breathing during and immediately after the surgery.
A patient has to spend a day or two in the intensive care unit for monitoring purpose. However, the overall recovery time is around 12 weeks. After surgery, most people remain symptom-free and feel better. However, they have to take certain precautions for a lifetime to improve their quality of life.
Follow up
Some of the major precautions that must be taken to avoid Coronary Heart Disease include the following:
A patient might face certain complications during or after the surgery. These include:
A patient must seek immediate medical supervision if the complications do not improve.
Dr. Ramji Mehrotra
Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery
Dr. Mohammad Mubeen
Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery
Dr. Sundeep Sanjivan Tirkey
Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery
Dr. Shailendra Nath Sahay
Heart Centre