What is the difference between open heart surgery and bye pass surgery? which one is most suited ?

What is the difference between open heart surgery and bye pass surgery? And which one is more suited for diabetic patients?

All heart surgeries are open heart surgery only, because heart is connected to an Heart lung Machine. Open heart surgery is any surgical procedure that requires an incision into the heart, thus exposing one or more of the cardiac chambers, or requires the use of a heart-lung machine, a device that allows circulation and oxygenation of the blood to be maintained outside the patient's body. The most-common open-heart procedures are for repair of valvular disease and for correction of congenital heart defects, chiefly septal and valve defects. Open-heart surgery has also been used in the treatment of severe coronary artery disease.

There are different types of heart surgeries. Bypass surgeries are Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG) is done. The arteries that bring blood to the heart muscle (coronary arteries) can become clogged by plaque (a buildup of fat, cholesterol and other substances). This can slow or stop blood flow through the heart's blood vessels, leading to chest pain or a heart attack. Increasing blood flow to the heart muscle can relieve chest pain and reduce the risk of heart attack.

Other types of surgeries such as changing a valve or any other repairing is done inside the heart chambers through the Aorta.

Now-a-days both surgeries are done with much ease but CABG (Bypass) is somewhat difficult.

Open heart surgery is where they rip open the heart tinker with it. Bypass surgery is where they move the arteries to new positions to help with blockage. I would suggest the ladder as a last resort.

Open heart surgery is where they open your chest cavity to work on the heart. This may mean putting you on a bypass machine which pumps your blood around your body while you are being operated on. For example this could be a coronary bypass where they use arteries etc to go around a blockage in an existing artery. Your doctor can explain it to you.

both are not alternate to each other.
u better discuss with ur surgeon

any surgery that requires working on the heart and / or arteries is called open heart surgery. I am diabetic and had 5 by-passes 5 yrs ago and have been doing just fine. I was only in the hospital for 7 days after my heart surgery and was fine when I came home.

Both are same as in both cases bypass graft is put in place only little terminology difference is there because of procedure

Hi there,
"Bye pass surgery" is the surgery done "without any invasion into" (without opening the heart tissue) the heart. It is usually done for cases wherein the blood supply to the heart is affected . (where more than 2 coronary vessels are blocked and the patient is symptomatic...

"Open heart surgeries" are done in cases where the patient is having pathologies (problems) of the valves inside the heart.
The surgeon will have to open the heart tissue and repair the lesion inside the heart. (like remove the damaged valve and replace with prosthetic /artificial valve etc etc...).
What is suitable for diabetics...means ???
I am afraid ...the question is not clear there.....it entirely depends upon the pathology/ problem of the patient. Let the surgeon decide..agree ..?...
best wishes...

by pass surgery means .. top of the heart or in side position ... weather some vessel or valve is there ... at in side some block will created according to ur colestral level... it will removed using some new vains... open heart sergery means to in side the heart. to operate this... more details jsut go and lo on to

open heart surgery is where the thoracic cavity is opened and any operation performed on the heart.
a bypass surgery literally means that the defect is bypassed by grafting a healthy vessel (mostly taken from the thigh).

the choice of surgery depends upon the nature and severity of obstruction of the vessel.

Both surgery is dangerous but i think bypass suffice and both surgery your chest will be open-up so this is your choice and good luck in your procedures and have a merry-x-mas and happy new year.

if your are interested in non surgical alternatives, take a look into EDTA Chelation Therapy, Plz take a look into it. It removes the plaque and cholesterol from your body by Intravenous (IV). Its also alot cheaper.
Surgery , $50,000
EDTA Chelation Therapy: $3,000

Open heart surgery means the ribs are opened to expose the heart to perform any kind of surgical procedure like bypass surgery or correcting valve defect or correcting birth defect..
On the other hand bypass surgery is a surgical procedure done to diver the blood flow away from a blocked coronary artery using a new blood vessel.. Previously bypass surgery was done by opening the ribs and exposing the heart ( open heart method) but latest techniques use key hole method where in small holes are made on the chest to perform the bypass surgery..
Hope this clears your doubt.. As for as diabetic patient patient is concerned cardiologist is the best person to evaluate whether to perform the bypass by key hole method or by open heart method..

here is some info that might help: http://www.healthbase.com/resources/card...