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Bypass surgery safely
How safe is it, I saw a video on YouTube, and it's just breaking his sternum and attaching it again after a bypass with a healthy vein, can anyone honestly agree to the fact that it will take at least 1 year to recover and 2 years to completely recover from it ?
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No post bypAss patients start their Routine activity in 3 weeks breaking sternum is like fracture of any bone it unites eventually and bypass surgery is recommended type of revascularisation technique with long term benefits if u want to live longer opt for bypass it’s that simple atlas thing which matters is long life span
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Dr. Pramod Reddy Kandakure
Cardiac Surgeon
28 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Bypass surgery is common surgery now a days
Recovery depends upon heart function and other comorbidities
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Dr. Abhinav Chhabra
Cardiologist
12 yrs exp
New Delhi
Depends upon pre procedure state of patient , cardiac function i.e ejection fraction
If these are preserved than recovery will-be early
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