Factors such as stress, smoking, unhealthy diet and sedentary lifestyle can negatively affect heart health and pave the way for heart diseases. Serious problems such as heart attacks can be seen even at a young age today. In addition to genetic predisposition, conditions such as high cholesterol, hypertension, obesity and diabetes can also increase the risk of heart disease. In addition to these factors, vascular occlusions caused by unhealthy diet and sedentary lifestyle can sometimes require surgical interventions such as bypass surgery.
Prof. Dr. Sahin Senay: “What You Need to Know About Bypass Surgery”
Prof. Dr. Şahin Şenay, Head of the Cardiovascular Surgery Department at Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine, states that 3 million bypass surgeries are performed worldwide and 50 thousand in our country each year. Şenay emphasizes that narrowings in the coronary arteries may require serious treatment, and that options such as lifestyle changes, drug therapy, stent application or bypass surgery can be evaluated depending on the prevalence and location of the plaques.
- It should be noted that bypass surgery may be required to restore blood flow to the heart muscle.
- It is stated that if there is widespread and advanced blockage in the coronary arteries, bypass surgery may be more effective than other treatment methods.
How is Bypass Surgery Performed?
| My name | Explanation |
|---|---|
| what’s that | The Breastbone is Cut:In the traditional method, the patient’s breastbone is cut and the blocked arteries are connected to the healthy parts using veins. |
| 2 | Minimally Invasive Method:In this method, which has become widespread recently, bypass surgery is performed with a small incision without cutting the breastbone. |
Robotic Heart Surgery and Rapid Recovery
Prof. Dr. Şahin Şenay, who stated that robotic heart surgery, which has been applied since 1998, has been successfully performed in our country, stated that this method reduces the risk of bleeding and allows patients to recover faster. It is known that the risk of post-operative infection with robotic surgery is low and patients can return to their daily lives in a shorter time.
Şenay states that patients should be examined in detail to determine whether robotic surgery is suitable or not, and that this method is especially applicable to people with heart failure, lung or peripheral vascular disease.
