Reexamination several years after cardiac bypass surgery

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I believe everyone has heard of heart bypass surgery. In a simple and popular way, it is to build a bridge before the heart, so that all aspects of the body can function normally. Let's talk about the review after heart bypass surgery for a few years.

Reexamination several years after cardiac bypass surgery

First, coronary artery bypass grafting is to build a channel between the proximal and distal end of coronary artery stenosis, so that blood can bypass the stenosis and reach the distal end, just as a bridge makes the road across mountains and rivers unimpeded. However, the material used is not reinforced concrete, but its own great saphenous vein, internal mammary artery, right gastroepiploic artery, radial artery, inferior epigastric artery, etc.

Second: bypass surgery, as the name suggests, is to take the patient's own blood vessels (such as the internal thoracic artery, the great saphenous vein of the lower limbs, etc.) or vascular substitutes, connect the distal end of the stenosed coronary artery with the aorta, let the blood pass the stenosed part and reach the ischemic part, improve the blood supply of the myocardium, so as to relieve the symptoms of angina pectoris and improve the heart function.

Third, because of the great injury and high technical requirements of artery bypass grafting, the operation is more difficult, but the long-term effect is better than that of saphenous vein, so it is suitable for young patients. In general, the elderly over 80 years old can use saphenous vein bypass alone, under 55 years old can consider total artery bypass, other ages can use an internal mammary artery plus saphenous vein.

matters needing attention

If you do a heart bypass surgery, the most basic to do half a year to check, if there is no condition, you can also go once a year, but the review must pay more attention, because it is likely to check out a lot of problems.