Heart surgeries can be stressful but having proper knowledge regarding your heart’s condition, what to expect from the procedure, lowering risks of the surgery and aftercare can alleviate your fear to an extent. First of all you need to understand what heart bypass surgery is. It’s performed to bypass one or more damaged or blocked arteries in your heart with a blood vessel graft to restore normal blood flow to the heart. It aims to create a new pathway and divert the flow to your heart muscle. Fortis is considered to be one of the best heart hospitals in India. With a team of erudite doctors and cutting-edge medical technology, our hospital is listed among the best heart surgery hospitals in Bangalore.
Why is it done?
If you’re detected with symptoms like chest pain, irregular heartbeat or shortness of breath, you’re most likely to get a heart attack. It is caused by the buildup of fatty deposits or plaque in your coronary arteries.
Things you should consider before your surgery:
Plan your surgery taking into account the time of your surgery, for how long your hospital stay would be and recovery time, so that it doesn’t affect your daily routine. Also, check with your doctor before stopping any medication. Quit smoking as it’s one of the major risk factors for heart diseases and also delays recovery time. Get your blood pressure and diabetes checked as well.
Tests done a few days before the surgery:
· Complete blood count (CBC): If you’re diagnosed with low blood count, then your doctor can prepare for blood transfusion in advance.
· Chest X-ray: To assess the shape and size of your heart and aorta.
· Cardiac catheterization: To identify the location of blockages in your coronary arteries that will help your doctor in planning your surgery.
· Other tests include kidney and liver function tests to determine the functionalities of these organs.
Recovery post-surgery:
It usually requires you to stay for about a week in the hospital. Bypass surgery is an invasive procedure and may have a long recovery time. It’s important to take care of your incision wound and look for any signs of redness, swelling or drainage from the wound. Advised to consume healthy food, avoid any kind of situation that puts you through stress, cut fat from your diet and quit smoking for a speedy recovery. You must keep in mind that bypass surgery is not a procedure that cures the underlying heart disease, you need to make some lifestyle changes as well and follow the medications prescribed by your doctor to prevent further blockage.
Incorporating innovative technology and clinical expertise, Fortis International Care Hospitals stands out to provide the best-in-class open heart surgery in Bangalore.
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