Coronary Bypass Surgery

Coronary bypass surgery restores blood flow to a heart muscle that is starved by narrowed or blocked coronary arteries. The surgeon takes a healthy vessel from the chest, arm or leg and uses it to carry blood around the blockage, so the heart is supplied again and the risk of a heart attack falls. It is one of the most established and reliable heart operations in the world, and patients often travel abroad for it to reach high-volume cardiovascular teams, modern intensive care and shorter waiting times. Because it treats the underlying disease rather than a single symptom, a well-planned bypass can relieve chest pain and breathlessness for many years.