Talk to Cardiologist on Is Open Heart Surgery And Bypass Are Same?

Dr. Saleha Haroon - Cardiologist

MBBS, FCPS (Cardiology) | Rawalpindi

14 Positive Reviews

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bypass is open heart surgery but there are other types of open heart surgeries as well

Dr. Mazhar Ul Haq - Cardiologist

MBBS , Diploma in Cardiology | Lahore

2 Positive Reviews

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bypass is closed heart if done alone for coronary bypass open heart is usually for structural heart diseases and malformation

Prof. Dr. Zamir A Siddiqui - Cardiologist

MBBS, M.Phil (Clinical Pharmacology), M.D (Cardiology), Dip Diab. (Diplomate Diabetology), Ph.D. Scholar (Clinical Pharmacology) | Karachi

574 Positive Reviews

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Yes

Dr. Bakht Umar Khan - Cardiologist

MBBS (KMU), FCPS (Cardiology), MCPS (Internal Medicine), Diploma in Diabetology (Canada) | Rawalpindi

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bypass is an open heart surgery in which arteries (vessels) of heart are bypassed by grafts ..
open heart surgery is a broad term which covers (Bypass surgery , valve replacement surgery, valve repair surgeries , aortic grafts surgery, major vessels of heart repair/replacement surgeries , Congenital heart disease correction surgeries)

bypas heart surgery is type of open heart surgery in which coronaries arteries are by passed with grafts..
open heart surgery is broad term including all surgeries involving heart