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How Invasive Is Bypass Surgery?
My left subclavian artery is block, i cannot put any pressure on it at all very painful, my vascular doctor has put a stint in twice and neither onework, he is now going to do a bypass. he wants me to get a utlra sound on my heart first to make sure everything there is okay. could you tell me how invasive the bypass suregery is and the approxiamate down time from work?
Fri, 22 Aug 2014
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INVASIVE PROCEDURES LIKE BYPASS SURGERIES INVOLVE PLACEMENT OF AN ARTERIAL CONDUIT FROM INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY OR A VEINOUS CONDUIT FROM GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN.THIS PROCEDURE INVOLVES BYPASSING THE DISEASED SEGMENT OF SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY,REDIRECTING THE BLOOD FLOW.
THE RESULTS OF THIS PROCEDURE ARE OFTEN EXCELLENT.CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR FOR FURTHER QUERIES.
THANK YOU
INVASIVE PROCEDURES LIKE BYPASS SURGERIES INVOLVE PLACEMENT OF AN ARTERIAL CONDUIT FROM INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY OR A VEINOUS CONDUIT FROM GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN.THIS PROCEDURE INVOLVES BYPASSING THE DISEASED SEGMENT OF SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY,REDIRECTING THE BLOOD FLOW.
THE RESULTS OF THIS PROCEDURE ARE OFTEN EXCELLENT.CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR FOR FURTHER QUERIES.
THANK YOU
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