Question 1

what does cabg stand for?

Accepted Answer

Heart artery bypass: The heart arteries are "coronary" arteries. A "bypass graft" ( bg ) is the tube used to deliver blood downstream of diseased ( occluded ) arteries. A heart artery bypass = coronary artery bypass graft.

Question 2

what is the recovery like after cabg?

Accepted Answer

Depends: It depends on your age and general health. Young healthy people are home in 4 days, driving in 6 weeks after sternotomy or 1 week after mini-thoracotomy. Expect diminished appetite, fatigue, sore chest improving rapidly over 4-8 weeks.  Full recovery after 6 weeks but some residual soreness for 6 months.

Question 3

what are the symptoms of cabg failure?

Accepted Answer

CABG: These are unusual, by failure you mean failure of the grafts, so signs of graft failure would be an inability to come off bypass pump, heart failure, myocardial infarction, or arrhythmia.  Any of these are serious and can be fatal.  If the failure occurs early after surgery then the patient could be brought back to the or, if it occurs later then the patient may be brought to the cath lab.

Question 4

which is best hopital in chennai or mumbai to have cabg?

Accepted Answer

Ask around: Ask patients in the area who was good and ask your doctor where he would have his operation.

Question 5

help please? i want to know what are the indications of cabg?

Accepted Answer

CABG indications: Left main disease, 3- vessel disease, very proximal LAD disease with low ef especially in diabetes.

Question 6

which arteries are used during cabg?

Accepted Answer

Ima, radial: three types of vessels are used for CABG: radial artery, internal mammary artery  and saphenous vein. The radial artery is removed from the forearm, the internal mammary (IMA) is dissected form the chest wall and the saphenous vein is removed form the leg. Arteries generally last longer than veins. There are advantages and disadvantages to each approach that should be discussed with your surgeon

Question 7

how long is someone kept sedated after cabg surgery?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Usually at least a few hours, although some times we can 'fast track' a patient and wake them up in the or. If the patient is in a more precarious medical situation from underlying medical problems or a difficult surgery, they will be kept sedated until they are stable and able to be safely extubated.

Question 8

what icu and medicatiosn are prescribed after cabg surgery?

Accepted Answer

Several over time: Aspirin
beta blocker
arbs
 diuretics
pain meds
and any previous meds fir np , diabetes, thyroid etc.

Question 9

after having cabg are you able to ride roller coasters again?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Wait a bit and be fully healed inside and out!
probably 2-3 months.

Question 10

are nsaids contraindicated after cabg? why? how about after avr?

Accepted Answer

Yeah, not yr friend.: In the short run, NSAIDS are a problem after a surgery due to risk of bleeding. afterwards there is a small increased risk of heart attack. Aspirin works by mainly preventing blood clots from making clots BUT it also makes vessel lining stickier, and causes fluid retention. Same with AVR BUT worse. After AVR generally you nave to be on blood thinners and cannot take NSAIDS wtih it.

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