When large blood vessels are clamped during surgery how come their is no heart a!


Question: When large blood vessels are clamped during surgery how come their is no heart attack!?
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When aorta (the largest vessel) is clamped during surgery, the heart and lungs are bypassed using a cardiopulmonary bypass machine, which takes up the function of heart and lung!. The blood vessels supplying the heart are filled with a cold solution which stops the heart and the metabolic functions of the heart are reduced!.

In beating heart coronary artery bypass, the required region of the heart is stabilised using a suction device, without clamping the aorta!.

In other surgeries where small branches are clamped for a short period, the organs will recover function once the blood flow is reestablished!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

A heart attack is when the heart does not squeeze in its normal way, it is basically shaking rather than flexing!. The clamping is only cutting off some of the circulation so the heart can still go through its normal motions!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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