The coronary arteries are the small arteries that surround the heart and provide circulation to the heart. Because of things like high cholesterol, diabetes, heredity and smoking, an individual can get blockages of the coronary arteries. If the blockages become too narrow, there can be an additional blood clot that blocks the artery altogether, leading to a heart attack. If the narrowed areas are cleaned out before the heart attack happens, the person can avoid the complications of narrowed arteries. A person knows they need to have bypass surgery if they have a bad stress test of the heart or if they have a CT scan of the heart indicating they need an angioplasty to determine the exact narrowness of the artery. If there is significant narrowing, you’ll need to have a coronary bypass surgery.

The risks of coronary artery surgery are the same no matter where you go. When you go overseas, you face the same risks as you would in the US at a fraction of the cost. The biggest risk is that you might have a heart attack as a result of the surgery, followed by excess bleeding, infection and cardiac arrhythmia. These risks are uncommon and many are easily managed.