What Do You Mean By Open Heart Surgery?

Open heart surgery is the form of procedure to treat the problems such as congenital heart defects, heart failure, arrhythmias, coronary artery disease, and aneurysms. In open-heart surgery, the surgeon cuts through the breastbone and opens up the ribcage for heart surgery.

Open heart surgery is trained by professional cardiothoracic & vascular surgery. This is one of the reliable ways to perform heart surgery when the patient experiences heart failure.

However, some heart surgery can also be performed through a minimally invasive incision and by making a smaller cut. This includes a small incision between ribs. The open-heart surgery helps treat several heart conditions, such as:

Atrial fibrillation and arrhythmias

Congenital heart diseases such as hypoplastic left heart surgery, atrial septal defect (hole in the heart), and underdeveloped heart structure:

  • Heart failure and heart valve diseases 
  • Thoracic aortic aneurysm

The procedure of Heart Surgery

In most procedures, a thoracic surgeon in Delhi directly accesses the surrounding blood vessels and heart. However, sometimes, the procedure may be done with less invasive techniques. The surgeon will access the heart during the open surgery by cutting. The procedure is helpful to treat coronary artery disease and left ventricular assist device or total artificial heart placement to treat heart failure.

During the procedure, the surgeon places implantable cardioverter defibrillators and pacemakers during open-heart surgery while performing other procedures. However, the ablation procedure is also performed to treat arrhythmias in similar procedures.

Type of Open Heart Surgery

There are two different ways to perform heart surgery:

On-Pump Surgery

The heart-lung bypass machine will be connected to the heart. During surgery, it temporarily takes over the lungs and heart. This helps to circulate blood into the body. Next, the surgeon will operate on the heart that doesn't flow blood and isn't beating.

Off-Pump Surgery

Off-pump bypass surgery may take place when the heart is continually beating. The approach only works during bypass surgery. Your surgeon may call this surgery a beating-heart surgery.

Dr. Amit Chaudhary

Dr. Amit Chaudhary is the best heart vascular surgeon in Delhi. So if you suffer from any heart-related problem, you can contact me for the best treatment. 

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