Heart Surgery

Coronary artery bypass

Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is performed to restore healthy circulation. A portion of a vein from your leg (vein graft) or an artery from your chest or arm is used to send blood around a narrowed segment of an artery in the heart. When necessary, several arteries in the heart can be bypassed with grafting during a single operation.

This surgery is usually extremely successful, even when the surgery entails several grafts.

Even patients who are elderly, have diabetes or have extensive heart disease experience good outcomes. About 90% of patients experience relief of chest pain (angina) after the procedure.

Valve repair and replacement

This surgical procedure is done to improve heart circulation by fixing the existing heart valve or replacing it with a mechanical (man-made) or porcine (pig) valve.

This surgery may be done in combination with bypass grafting.

After surgery

Following heart surgery, you will go to the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Cardiac Telemetry Unit and will receive Cardiac Rehabilitation. Nursing staff from each of these areas have been specially trained and work together to help our Heart Care patients recover.