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Bypass surgery
Send your angiogram and heart reports for specialist review, compare treatment options and get a written estimate before you decide whether to travel.
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Overview
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) uses a healthy blood vessel from another part of the body to create a new route around a blocked or narrowed heart artery, helping blood reach the heart muscle. It is usually considered when coronary artery disease is significant and medicines or angioplasty alone may not be enough. Whether it is right for you depends on your angiogram, heart function and overall health.
Pathways
The right approach depends on how many arteries are affected, your heart function, other medical conditions and general health.
Surgery performed with a heart-lung machine temporarily taking over the heart’s pumping while grafts are placed.
Grafts are placed while the heart is still beating, in selected patients. [confirm availability by hospital]
Smaller incisions for selected patients with limited disease. [confirm availability by hospital]
Surgeons may use arteries from the chest or arm, or veins from the leg, depending on your anatomy.
Repeat surgery for selected patients who have had previous bypass surgery.
Medicines, lifestyle changes and angioplasty with stenting, which may be suitable for some patients.
Treatments
A cardiac surgeon should explain the benefits, risks, alternatives and likely recovery for your case.
Your angiogram, echocardiogram, ECG and reports are reviewed to assess whether bypass surgery is appropriate.
Blood tests, chest imaging, heart and other checks to confirm you are fit for surgery.
Your cardiac team confirms whether it is safe for you to travel for planned treatment.
Your surgeon discusses which arteries or veins may be used, based on your anatomy.
General anaesthesia, managed by a cardiac anaesthetist.
New routes are created around the blocked arteries using the chosen grafts.
Close monitoring in the first days after surgery.
Gradual movement and chest physiotherapy, as advised by your team.
A supervised programme of exercise, education and support.
Your surgeon advises when it is safe to fly home
Care desk
Bypass surgery is planned for each patient after clinical review. MedMax helps you organise your information and questions so you can decide with confidence.
Help you share your angiogram, echocardiogram, ECG and reports for specialist review.
Clarify proposed treatment options and request an itemised written estimate from the hospital.
Help you plan hospital stay, rehabilitation, travel timing and follow-up care.
Causes
High cholesterol and plaque build-up in the arteries
High blood pressure and diabetes
Smoking and tobacco use
Family history and age
Obesity, physical inactivity and an unhealthy diet
Treated
Procedures
Why this pathway
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Heart tests show how many arteries are affected and how well your heart is working.
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Early assessment may open up non-surgical options and help reduce the risk of complications.
03
A written plan helps you compare treatments, hospital stay, recovery time, costs and aftercare.
Timing
Book an appointment for chest discomfort on exertion, breathlessness, unusual fatigue or a known blockage that needs review.
Seek urgent medical care for new or worsening chest pain, fainting, or breathlessness that is getting worse.
Call emergency services immediately for chest pain with sweating or pain spreading to the arm or jaw, sudden severe breathlessness, or signs of stroke. Do not travel or wait for an online enquiry.
After the theatre
Stay on
Guest house, service apartment, or a hotel near campus — arranged as Recovery, not a tourist add-on.
Bypass surgery is often planned, which gives you time to compare options. Share your records, ask for a written plan, and confirm the surgeon, hospital and accreditation before you decide to travel. If your symptoms are new or getting worse, seek medical care near you first.
Send your angiogram and heart reports for review so you have a clearer plan, realistic expectations and a list of questions before any decision about travel.
Share your angiogram and reports and we’ll help you organise a specialist review. Suitability for surgery is decided after clinical assessment
It depends on your angiogram, symptoms, heart function and overall health. A cardiologist and surgeon decide after clinical review; this page cannot confirm suitability.
Costs vary by the number of grafts, technique, hospital, room category and complexity. Ask for an itemised written estimate after assessment; this page does not promise a fixed price.
It depends on your condition. Some stable patients can travel for planned surgery, while others need treatment close to home. Your cardiologist must confirm fitness to travel before you book.
Angioplasty opens a narrowed artery with a balloon and usually a stent, while bypass creates a new route around the blockage. The better option depends on the number and location of blockages, heart function and other conditions such as diabetes.
This varies by patient and technique. Your surgeon can give a case-specific estimate for hospital stay and the time needed in the city for review before flying home.
Recovery happens in stages and differs between patients. Your team will explain wound healing, activity limits, rehabilitation and when you may return to normal activities.
Timing depends on your recovery and the surgeon’s advice. Ask about clot-prevention steps and any travel restrictions.
Graft longevity depends on the type of graft used, your risk factors and how well you manage them after surgery. Your surgeon can discuss realistic expectations for your case.
Yes. You can share your angiogram, echocardiogram and other reports for review, and the treating team will advise on any further tests needed.
You will usually need medicines, review with a local cardiologist and cardiac rehabilitation. Ask the hospital for a discharge summary, operative notes and test reports to share with your home clinicians.
Coverage varies by plan. Check with your insurer before travelling; MedMax cannot guarantee reimbursement.
Comparator
Typical published self-pay bands — not a personal quote. Start a case when you want numbers written for your file.
87%
About $41,800 on a typical knee replacement vs United States.
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