what is the difference between open heart surgery and bye pass surgery? which one is most suited ?

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What is the difference between open heart surgery and bye pass surgery? And which one is more suited for diabetic patients?

Answer 1

All heart surgeries are open heart surgery only, because heart is connected to an Heart lung Machine. Open heart surgery is any surgical procedure that requires an incision into the heart, thus exposing one or more of the cardiac chambers, or requires the use of a heart-lung machine, a device that allows circulation and oxygenation of the blood to be maintained outside the patient's body. The most-common open-heart procedures are for repair of valvular disease and for correction of congenital heart defects, chiefly septal and valve defects. Open-heart surgery has also been used in the treatment of severe coronary artery disease.

There are different types of heart surgeries. Bypass surgeries are Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG) is done. The arteries that bring blood to the heart muscle (coronary arteries) can become clogged by plaque (a buildup of fat, cholesterol and other substances). This can slow or stop blood flow through the heart's blood vessels, leading to chest pain or a heart attack. Increasing blood flow to the heart muscle can relieve chest pain and reduce the risk of heart attack.

Other types of surgeries such as changing a valve or any other repairing is done inside the heart chambers through the Aorta.

Now-a-days both surgeries are done with much ease but CABG (Bypass) is somewhat difficult.

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Answer 3

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It's a bit difficult to answer this question, particularly since I don't think that "heart block" is actually what you're describing. When cardiologists talk about heart block, they usually are describing an electrical phenominon in which signal from the atria does not travel down to the ventricles, resulting in a very slow heart rate, it is treated with a pacemaker. What you're talking is probably coronary artery disease, and without seeing the angiogram, I can't be sure, but there are times when stents are appropriate, and times when a CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft - bypass surgery) is the way to go. Stents are much easier to put in that a bypass, and there are many fewer side effects, but sometimes if too many are required to fix the disease (as may be the case if all three coronary arteries are partially occluded) then the risk of developing a clot in a stent starts to rise quite a bit. In addition, there are blockages in certain places (like the left main coronary artery) which are often treated by surgery rather than stents because of the risk of forming a clot in the stent. Only your cardiologist and cardiothoracic surgeon can tell you the risks and benefits for you specifically for both types of procedures, and you should speak to them, but there are definately cases in which open heart bypass surgery is the better option.

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Answer 5

A lot depends on the coronary vessels which are blocked as well as the no. of blocks. Coronary angioplasty is a procedure done where a balloon like device is used to open up the block and sometimes a stent is kept at the site to keep the vessel patent. In Coronary artery bypass grafting a part of another vessel in the body replaces the damaged coronary vessel. The procedure should be decided only after discussing all the pros and cons with a cardiologist and cardiac surgeon. Though both procedures have a high success rate they may not give a permanent cure as it depends on a lot of factors like presence of other diseases(diabetes,hypertension), levels of cholesterol., lifestyle etc.

Answer 6

Open heart surgery means the ribs are opened to expose the heart to perform any kind of surgical procedure like bypass surgery or correcting valve defect or correcting birth defect..
On the other hand bypass surgery is a surgical procedure done to diver the blood flow away from a blocked coronary artery using a new blood vessel.. Previously bypass surgery was done by opening the ribs and exposing the heart ( open heart method) but latest techniques use key hole method where in small holes are made on the chest to perform the bypass surgery..
Hope this clears your doubt.. As for as diabetic patient patient is concerned cardiologist is the best person to evaluate whether to perform the bypass by key hole method or by open heart method..

Answer 7

any surgery that requires working on the heart and / or arteries is called open heart surgery. I am diabetic and had 5 by-passes 5 yrs ago and have been doing just fine. I was only in the hospital for 7 days after my heart surgery and was fine when I came home.

Answer 8

Hi there,
"Bye pass surgery" is the surgery done "without any invasion into" (without opening the heart tissue) the heart. It is usually done for cases wherein the blood supply to the heart is affected . (where more than 2 coronary vessels are blocked and the patient is symptomatic...

"Open heart surgeries" are done in cases where the patient is having pathologies (problems) of the valves inside the heart.
The surgeon will have to open the heart tissue and repair the lesion inside the heart. (like remove the damaged valve and replace with prosthetic /artificial valve etc etc...).
What is suitable for diabetics...means ???
I am afraid ...the question is not clear there.....it entirely depends upon the pathology/ problem of the patient. Let the surgeon decide..agree ..?...
best wishes...

Answer 9

Open heart surgery is where they open your chest cavity to work on the heart. This may mean putting you on a bypass machine which pumps your blood around your body while you are being operated on. For example this could be a coronary bypass where they use arteries etc to go around a blockage in an existing artery. Your doctor can explain it to you.

Answer 10

open heart surgery is where the thoracic cavity is opened and any operation performed on the heart.
a bypass surgery literally means that the defect is bypassed by grafting a healthy vessel (mostly taken from the thigh).

the choice of surgery depends upon the nature and severity of obstruction of the vessel.