When is CABG chosen over Coronary Angioplasty as the treatment procedure?
Ans: CABG may be an option if you have severe blockages in the large coronary arteries that supply a major part of the heart muscle with blood – especially if the hearts pumping action has already been weakened. CABG may also be an option if you have blockages in the heart that cant be treated with angioplasty. In these situations, CABG is considered more effective than other types of treatment. CABG is one of the most commonly performed major operations. It is the treatment of choice for selected groups of patients with significant narrowing and blockage of the heart arteries (coronary artery disease). How is CABG done? Ans: CABG surgery creates new routes around narrowed and blocked arteries (bypassing the normal routes). This allows sufficient blood flow for delivering oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscle. As many as four major blocked coronary arteries can be bypassed during one surgery. During CABG, a healthy artery or vein from another part of the body is grafted to the block
