Low Cost Heart Bypass Surgery

Heart Bypass treatment in Desun Hospital Kolkata

Doctors have advised CABG for your Dad. But you live out of India and you’re wondering what the cost of Bypass Surgery in India is? Stop worrying. Relax, and come to DESUN Hospital.

With 2 Digital Cath Labs, 6 Dedicated Cardiac Operating Theatres, 54 Post-operative Cardiac ITU beds, DESUN performs the highest number of advanced heart procedures and surgeries with the highest success rate at a cost which is the lowest in Kolkata,India.

With top class cardiologists and cardiac surgeons adopting the latest technologies for heart surgeries, DESUN is considered No. 1 in heart operations. One such example is the “Beating Heart Arterial Bypass Surgery”. Using this technique, the heart is not stopped during bypass (CABG); it continues to beat throughout the operation. Moreover, instead of taking veins from the leg (as is usually done), arteries from the chest and arms are used for this bypass. Normally, vein bypass lasts for 10 years whereas Arterial Bypass helps you live longer as it lasts for 25 years (arteries being better than veins). Also there are no scars on the legs of the patient.

What is Heart Bypass (CABG)?

Are there Different Types of Heart Bypass (CABG)?

Depending on the patient’s heart condition, the doctor will recommend one of the following types of bypass surgeries:

Single bypass: Recommended when only one artery is blocked.
Double bypass: Recommended when two arteries are blocked.
Triple bypass: Recommended when three arteries are blocked.
Quadruple bypass: Recommended when all four arteries are blocked.

Based on technique, there are two types of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgeries (CABGs):

On Pump CABG (Traditional Bypass Surgery): The pumping and oxygenation functions of the heart are supported by a heart-lung machine, while medications are given to induce cardioplegia (temporary paralysis of the heart muscle). This ensures that the heart is completely at rest while the surgeon performs the bypass surgery.
Off Pump CABG (Beating Heart Bypass Surgery): Here the heart continues to perform its pumping and oxygenation functions without inducing cardioplegia. The section of the heart where the bypass is needed is stabilized and operated on while the rest of the heart keeps beating. It is as safe as the other procedure with reduced risk of stroke, bleeding and renal failure.
Off-Pump LIMA-RIMA Y CABG (Arterial Beating Heart Bypass Surgery): This procedure is done on beating heart using only arteries as grafts and not veins (total arterial bypass grafts). It uses the 2 mammary arteries of the chest to construct a “Y” shaped graft and hence, no cuts are required to be made on the patient’s legs or arms. Arterial Bypass helps you live longer as it lasts for 25 years.
Minimally Invasive Direct CABG: It is similar to an off-pump CABG, but instead of a large incision (cut) to open the chest bone, few small incisions of 5 to 10 cm are made in the chest area between the ribs. This procedure is used when the blockage is in the front portion of the heart. However, it is not done for triple or quadruple bypass.

What is the procedure for Heart Bypass?

In a Heart Bypass, the graft creates a new route for blood to travel to the heart. If the patient has multiple blockages, the surgeon may conduct one or more bypass procedures during the same surgery. The usual flow of the procedure is:

Patient is put under general anesthesia for the surgery and vitals are stabilized.
A breathing tube is placed in your lungs through your throat and is connected to a ventilator.
An incision is made on the chest followed by cutting open the patient’s ribcage to access the heart.
An artery or vein is taken from your body to create the bypass passage. Depending on the procedure it can be done in the following ways:
Vein Harvesting: In case of vein based Heart Bypass surgery, veins from the leg called the Saphenous Veins are used. These veins are harvested from an incision on the leg from the groin to the ankle. It is then used to connect the aorta to the coronary artery below the site of blockage. Minimally invasive procedures lead to less scarring and a faster recovery.
Artery Harvesting: In case of Arterial Bypass (RIMA LIMA Y), these arteries for graft are accessed through the same chest incision used to access the heart. Based on the patient’s condition, the radial (arm) or gastroepiploic (stomach) arteries may also be used.
Post grafting, blood flow to the heart is restored. Usually, heart starts beating voluntarily. If not, then mild electric shocks are used to trigger the process.
The surgeon uses wires to close up the previously opened chest cage, similar to a broken bone repair. Finally the incision is closed and the breathing tube removed when the patient is able to breathe normally.

Why is Heart Bypass done?

CABG is a commonly prescribed course of action for people diagnosed with CHD. This procedure is only done when Angioplasty is ruled out due to excessive blockage or weak and narrow passage of the arteries. The common factors to be considered are:

Complaints of severe chest pain, caused by shortage of blood flow to the heart due to narrowing of the arteries supplying blood to the heart muscle, during light exercise or even at rest.
The patient has more than one plaque blocked coronary artery, and the heart’s main pumping chamber — the left ventricle — isn’t functioning well.
The left main coronary artery is severely narrowed restricting supply of blood and oxygen to the left ventricle.
Isolated artery blockages do not allow space for temporarily inserting and inflating a tiny balloon to widen the artery (angioplasty). This applies especially when there is a history of angioplasty and the artery has narrowed again (restenosis).
In the unlikely event of a heart attack, where the patient is not responding to other treatments.

Why act immediately?

In the event of a heart attack, time is of essence. Therefore, early diagnosis and treatment reduces chances of complications in surgical treatment and increases possibility of survival.

Patient’s age, health, and the severity of angina decides this treatment. If unattended it may lead to a life-threatening heart attack due to blood clots caused from rising angina pain.

This surgery is done when coronary arteries become blocked or damaged. These arteries supply the heart with oxygenated blood. If blocked or blood flow restricted, it may gradually lead to complete heart failure.

CABG is prescribed to patients with CHD. During CABG, a healthy artery or vein from the body is connected, to the blocked coronary artery by passing it around the blocked portion of the coronary artery and creating a new unobstructed passage for healthy blood circulation.

Majority of beating heart bypass surgery or off pump coronary artery bypass surgery patients experience improvement or complete relief of their symptoms and remains symptom-free for several years. .

What is “Beating Heart Technique” in CABG?

When heart bypass surgery (CABG) started in the 1980s, the technique involved stopping the heart and transferring the heart functions to a machine called the Heart Lung Machine. After the bypass surgery was completed, the heart was reactivated and the heart functions were shifted back from the Heart Lung Machineto the original human heart.

In the late 1990s, a new technique was developed in USA and later adopted in India, called the Beating Heart Technique. Here, the portion of the heart where bypass needs to be done is slowed down by a special equipment known as STAR. The surgeon then performs the bypass with the heart beating very slowly. After the bypass, the STAR is removed and the portion of the heart that was slowed down then starts beating normally. There are tremendous advantages of the Beating Heart Technique” in terms of faster recovery, lower risks and so on. However, the Heart Lung Machine is still kept as a stand-by during all heart bypass surgeries (CABG) even when the Beating Heart Technique is used, so that the surgeon canrevert back to the conventional technique, if need be.

At DESUN, over 95% heart bypass surgeries are performed using the Beating Heart Technique. Even is USA, doctors have not been successful in performing more than 70% of bypass surgeries using this technique. The entire surgical team, including the cardiac surgeon, cardiac anaesthetist, perfusionist, medical physicist, OT nursing and OT technicians, has to be highly skilled and efficient to perform the Beating Heart Bypass Surgeries on such a consistent basis as in DESUN. .

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Heart Bypass treatment in Desun Hospital Kolkata

What is Heart Bypass (CABG)?

Are there Different Types of Heart Bypass (CABG)?

What is the procedure for Heart Bypass?

Why is Heart Bypass done?

Why act immediately?

What is “Beating Heart Technique” in CABG?

Why do I need Bypass Surgery?

What are the benefits of bypass surgery?

DESUN’s Guide to help reduce risk of further heart problems

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Heart Bypass treatment in Desun Hospital Kolkata

What is Heart Bypass (CABG)?

Are there Different Types of Heart Bypass (CABG)?

What is the procedure for Heart Bypass?

Why is Heart Bypass done?

Why act immediately?

What is “Beating Heart Technique” in CABG?

Why do I need Bypass Surgery?

What are the benefits of bypass surgery?

DESUN’s Guide to help reduce risk of further heart problems

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