Second open heart surgery risks?

2017-10-05 13:33:36
My father (55 y/o) had been given 6 months to decide on whether or not to get his second open heart surgery (First time is off-pump coronary artery bypass, using leg vein). He have diabetes and high bloody pressure. He is having the surgery at the end of the year. What are the risks?
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In coronary artery disease (CAD), the arteries that supply blood and oxygen to your heart muscle grow hardened and narrowed. You may try treatments such as lifestyle changes, medicines, and angioplasty, a procedure to open the arteries. If these treatments don't help, you may need coronary artery bypass surgery. The surgery creates a new path for blood to flow to the heart. The surgeon takes a healthy piece of vein from the leg or artery from the chest or wrist. Then the surgeon attaches it to the coronary artery, just above and below the narrowed area or blockage. This allows blood to bypass (get around) the blockage. Sometimes people need more than one bypass. The results of the surgery usually are excellent. Many people remain symptom-free for many years. You may need surgery again if blockages form in the grafted arteries or veins or in arteries that weren't blocked before. Lifestyle changes and medicines may help prevent arteries from becoming clogged again. Second CABG will obviously have more risks... But the exact idea can be given only after assessment of the patient and the old record Watch these simple explanatory videos for understanding the problem. Copy the link address to your browser 1) Chest pain - must know https://youtu.be/xZunqXM3G1Y 2) Heart failure https://youtu.be/rgN3ez7CkHc https://youtu.be/j2LlMRwoX94 3) Three things to do in chest pain - https://youtu.be/v7glVnwnLDg 4) Difference between heart attack and heart blocks vs heart failure https://youtu.be/X5FDPT2bY3I Don't forget to share and subscribe the channel - Dr. EDUCATION. Please do share your feedback on the below link. Your opinion is valuable. http://prac.to/idax Regards Dr. PARAMJEET SINGH MBBS, DIP. CARDIOLOGY (LONDON), FICC. CONSULTANT CARDIOLOGIST YASHODA SUPERSPECIALITY HOSPITAL

Answered2017-10-08 08:51:15

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