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is open heart surgery same as CABG?

i just want to know if CABG is more complicated and serious than open heart surgery

CABG is a type of open heart surgery. It stands for coronary artery bypass graft. Valve repair or replacement requires an open chest, as does aortic aneurysm repair.
No, open heart surgery is not the same thing as CABG. Open heart surgery is a procedure that involves opening the chest cavity and involves repair to the heart. CABG is an acronym for coronary artery bypass graft. Surgeries such as transplantation, valve replacements or heart wall abnormality repairs are "open heart surgery" but are not the same as a CABG. Therefore a CABG is just one type of open heart procedure. How complicated a CABG is depends on how many arteries need to be replaced, and the age and size and overall health status of the patient. It's all relative. Repairing a stab wound can be more complicated and riskier than replacing a single artery. Smaller people, includes most women, have smaller arteries and this makes the procedure more complicated and riskier. The overall mortality rate with CABGs is about 3-4%. Pretty low. Like I said, it's all relative, there are a number of variables and it also depends on the number of arteries to be replaced. As well, aside from CABG with CPB (cardiopulmonary bypass), there's a beating heart CABG and off-pump procedures. There are varying degrees of risk and complexity with each. There is no one single answer to your second question.