Coronary Bypass

Coronary Bypass

Coronary bypass surgery is the process of creating vascular bridges beyond the narrowing of the heart's own vessels (coronary arteries) with vessels taken from other parts of the body.;
Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary arteries are the arteries that surround the heart and supply the heart muscle. There are three main coronary artery systems. The coronary arteries are fed by the aorta, the artery coming out of the heart.
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is a disease caused by partial or complete interruption of blood flow due to narrowing or blockage of the arteries called "coronary arteries" that supply the heart muscle.
Coronary artery diseases are the leading cause of death in our country. Approximately 200 thousand people die annually in our country due to coronary artery diseases. The most important feature of this disease is that it can lead to myocardial infarction, which can be life-threatening in advanced stages.
Coronary artery disease is most common after the age of 40. It is about four times more common in men than in women. The estrogen hormone in women is protective. For this reason, the incidence in women increases in the postmenopausal period when this hormone decreases. It is most common in men between the ages of 50-60 and in women between the ages of 60-70.
Knowing the risk factors that lead to this disease and taking preventive measures are as important as, if not more important than, treating the disease. The most common cause is atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries, i.e. arteriosclerosis. A type of fat called "cholesterol", which is found especially in animal foods and adheres to the inner surface of the arteries when consumed in excessive amounts, reduces the flexibility of our normally flexible vessels and narrows the vascular cavity by accumulating on the vessel walls. This hardening of the vessel wall or blockage of the vessel is called "atherosclerosis".

Risk Factors in Coronary Artery Disease

Risk factors that cannot be changed

- Advanced age (45 years of age in men, over 55 years of age in women and postmenopausal, that is, being in the postmenstrual period)
- Gender (more common in men)
- Heredity (presence of this disease in the family)
- Modifiable (preventable) risk factors
- Cigarette smoking
- Hypertension (Blood pressure higher than 140/90 mmHg)
- Diabetes
- Stress
- High levels of cholesterol in the blood
- Other risk factors
- Obesity, obesity
- Sedentary life
- Gout
- Excessive alcohol and coffee consumption
- Hypercalcemia (high blood calcium level)
- Use of oral contraceptives (birth control pills) for women
- What are the ways to prevent coronary artery disease?
- Do not smoke, smoking is one of the most important risk factors.
- Alcohol and coffee consumption should be reduced.
- High cholesterol levels should be reduced to normal levels with diet or medication.
- Regular walking and exercise should be done.
- Excess weight should be avoided and the appropriate weight should be reduced according to height.
- If you have high blood pressure or diabetes, it is important to control these with diet and medication.
- Stressful life should also be avoided.