Question 1

What's the average cost of bypass surgery?

Accepted Answer

The average cost of heart bypass surgery in Pakistan ranges from Rs. 100000 minimum to Rs. 500000.

Question 2

What is bypass surgery survival rate by age?

Accepted Answer

For people aged 65 to 69, the survival rate of bypass surgery for the initial 30 days is above 95%, and for people aged 80 or above, the survival rate is about 89.4%. Another study reveals more than 90% of 1000 patients survive the next five years of heart bypass surgery.

Question 3

How many hours is bypass surgery?

Accepted Answer

It takes three to six hours for the coronary artery bypass graft surgery to complete.

Question 4

Is there an age limit for bypass surgery?

Accepted Answer

According to most medical experts, there is no specific age limit for heart bypass surgery. However, some health advisories believe people aged 85 or above may not consider going for heart bypass surgery.

Question 5

Which is better, a stent or bypass?

Accepted Answer

Until and unless the narrowness of the artery is small, heart bypass surgery has taken an edge over the stent. Surgeons suggest bypass surgery for coronary artery disease more often than the stent.

Question 6

Does bypass surgery shorten the life span?

Accepted Answer

The survival rate for people with bypass surgery who recover successfully from initial 30-days is equal to that of the population. However, after 8 to 10 years of having bypass surgery, the mortality rate often increases by 60 to 80% due to the disease progression or failure of implanted veins.

Question 7

Do veins grow back after bypass surgery?

Accepted Answer

Most of the grafted veins tend to become arterial over time. However, veins get thickened from the inside, and lines of the inner cell proliferate, resulting in a fibrous structure. The walls become thick and narrow the veins, eventually decreasing the blood flow.

Question 8

How long do I need to sleep on my back after open-heart surgery?

Accepted Answer

Patients should always sleep on their back for almost a month, depending on the healing rate of the wounds.

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