Cardiology

Open heart surgery is a type of surgery where the chest is cut open, and surgery is performed on the muscles, valves, or arteries of the heart. The patient is connected to a heart-lung bypass machine, or bypass pump during the procedure. Clinical trials have suggested that the surgery increases survival rates for patients with advanced stages of coronary artery disease. The benefits of open-heart surgery include having less or no chest pain, it lowers the chance of a heart attack, and the patient tends to feel more energetic for physical activities.  Open heart surgery is a major operation that requires a hospital stay of a week or more. While it is an intensive surgery, the risk of mortality is shallow. It can cause some discomfort around the cut and in the muscles, including itching, tightness, and numbness along the incision. After recovery, patients can find an improvement in symptoms, such as chest pain and breathlessness. The surgery also reduces the risk of a heart attac