The vessels that feed the heart are called coronary arteries or coronary veins. There are 3 coronary arteries that feed the heart. Coronary artery diseases may occur due to blockages or narrowings in these coronary vessels. In these cases, the heart cannot receive enough nutrition and sudden complete blockage may cause heart attacks. Coronary bypass surgery is performed in cases of stenosis and blockage in these vessels, by bridging the vessels taken from other parts of the body to the vessels in the heart and ensuring blood flow.

There are several entry methods for minimally invasive heart surgery on a functioning heart. One of these may be a 5-6 centimeter incision from the lower end of the breast, sometimes a 4-5 centimeter incision under the breast, and sometimes a 6-7 centimeter incision from the left arc of the chest. If the bypass involves multiple vessels, the frontal bone of the chest is partially opened when there are three vessels or more. This has many advantages. Since the bone is not opened completely, but only partially, the patient's risk of infection is lower and the breastbone heals more quickly.

Patients with renal failure,

-Patients who do not fulfill heart contraction functions

-Individuals with lung disease,

-People who have had a stroke before,

-Bypass method should not be applied to working heart patients who are being treated for cancer or whose treatment is ongoing.

Although the heart-lung machine is more advantageous in elderly patients who are considered to have serious effects, and in patients with certain diseases and dysfunctions such as heart, diabetes, lung and kidney diseases, it is important for the success of the treatment to be carried out in appropriate hands who are knowledgeable, experienced and expert in this regard.

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