Samaritano is recognized as one of the best hospitals in Brazil, providing medical services for over a hundred years, and accredited by the JCI.
At a glance
Key planning information for heart bypass in Brazil.
Heart Bypass in Brazil is priced per case at 3 hospitals. The operation takes 2 to 6 hours, with 4 to 7 days in hospital. Each hospital quotes its own price for your case.
Hospitals and clinics offering Heart Bypass in Brazil
Heart Bypass is listed by 3 hospitals in Brazil. The order reshuffles every hour so each gets equal exposure.
Private HospitalHospital do Coração [Hospital for the Heart] is a non profit private hospital created to offer the most advanced technology in the world to needy children in terms of cardiologic procedures.
Private HospitalA private hospital that offers best medical services with high equipment, modern technology and competent medical professional.
Description of Heart Bypass:
Arteries or veins are grafted from different parts of the patient's body to the coronary arteries in order to bypass the atherosclerotic narrowings and improve the blood supply to the coronary circulation supplying the heart muscle.
This surgery is usually performed with the heart stopped, necessitating the usage of cardiopulmonary bypass.
Bypass surgery is the most common major surgery in the USA, with over 500,000 surgeries performed anually.
- OCABG (off-pump CABG), is a technique to perform CABG on a beating heart.
- MICABG (minimally invasive CABG) is a technique where the incision is smaller, reducing some of the risks of this surgery.
About Heart Bypass
Key facts to plan your treatment: how long it takes, your hospital stay, anaesthesia, risks and recovery.
Usually you will be able to get back to work within 12 weeks.
As with any surgical procedure, there are risks of infection and heavy bleeding, as well as risks associated with general anesthesia.
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