What is the procedure for CABG surgery at Medanta Hospital Gurugram?

Dear Rafat khan ji,

We understand that hearing the words "CABG" or "heart bypass" can be frightening for you and your family. Please do not panic. CABG is a well-established treatment used to improve blood flow to the heart when the coronary arteries are significantly narrowed or blocked.

Medanta Gurugram's cardiac surgery department provides CABG treatment and care for coronary artery disease.

What Is CABG?

CABG means Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. In simple words, doctors create a new route for blood to reach the heart by using a healthy blood vessel from another part of the body. This helps blood flow around the blocked or narrowed artery.

The number of bypasses depends on how many heart arteries are significantly affected. Your cardiologist and cardiac surgeon will decide the most suitable treatment after reviewing your angiography and other reports.

What Should You Do Now?

• Follow the cardiologist's advice and do not delay without discussing it with the doctor.
• Take all prescribed medicines exactly as advised.
• Keep your angiography, ECG, echocardiography and blood-test reports ready.
• Ask the cardiac surgeon why CABG is recommended in your specific case.
• Ask whether the surgery will be done "on-pump" (using a heart-lung machine) or "off-pump" (on a beating heart) — both are established approaches with different trade-offs, and it's worth understanding which one is planned for you and why, including the surgeon's experience with that specific approach.
• Ask whether any other treatment option is suitable.
• Discuss the expected benefits, risks and recovery time with the cardiac team.
• Confirm the estimated treatment cost and hospital admission process.
• Keep a family member with you during consultations so you can understand all instructions clearly.

Important

If you currently have severe or persistent chest pain, difficulty breathing, heavy sweating, fainting, or pain spreading to the arm, jaw or back, seek emergency medical care immediately rather than waiting for a routine appointment.

Please don't feel that you have to manage this situation alone. If you share your city and state, along with the angiography or doctor's report, we can help you understand the findings in simple language and guide you regarding the next step.

Wishing you and your family good health always.
Warm regards,
Team HexaHealth