TRADITIONAL CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING

This is the most common type and is performed when at least one major artery has to be bypassed. The surgery involves opening the chest bone to get through to the heart. The body is put on a heart-lung machine as the heart needs to be stopped during the surgery. The heart is re-started after the surgery with mild electric shocks.

Treatments

MINIMALLY INVASIVE CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING
Instead of opening up the chest bone, several small incisions are made on the left side of the chest between the ribs. This method is mainly employed for bypassing the vessels in front of the heart. It’s a comparatively new procedure not performed as frequently as the other types. It is also not recommended for people who have blockages in more than one or two coronary arteries. View

TRADITIONAL CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING
This is the most common type and is performed when at least one major artery has to be bypassed. The surgery involves opening the chest bone to get through to the heart. The body is put on a heart-lung machine as the heart needs to be stopped during the surgery. The heart is re-started after the surgery with mild electric shocks. View

OFF-PUMP CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING
It is much like the traditional CABG as in the chest bone is opened to access the heart, but the heart isn’t stopped. Hence, a heart-lung machine is not required in this method. This type of surgery is also called beating heart bypass grafting. It may cut down complications and speed up recovery, when compared to the traditional method of surgery. View