Bypass surgery risk for replacing two valves 80 years old

[kumudc]

My father is 80 years old and has high blood pressure since 1985. He continues to maintain BP by medicine.
His both kidney failed around 09/2008 and continued to perform dialysis 3 time / week.  He got massive heart attack 1 ½ month ago in evening sleeping time around 10 pm.  So, he has congested heart failure condition.  On 1 Mar 2010, he got short of breath and admitted to emergency hospital.  Doctor found that his aorta valve is not working 70 % and mitral valve has very bad condition so blood is leaking in both valves.

He never smoked and is lecto vegetarian.  His father died while he was 13 years old due to asthma.
Is it worthwhile to do 2 valves replacement surgery and 3 blood vessels by pass surgery

[ed34]

I believe that they would reduce the number of surgical procedure as much as possible because each episode would present another risk associated with the surgery itself and the anaesthetic. There is no reason why all the surgery cannot be performed in one go unless complications arise and the procedure is aborted.

[Yvette BG]

Hi--
Here is our family's experiences. My Dad (who is now 84 years old) had open heart surgery in July 2008; they did a triple bypass, replaced his aortic valve, and repaired a thoracic aneurysm in the one surgery. He also had congestive heart failure before the surgery and suffers from chronic atrial fibrillation. He got through the surgery OK, though he was in the Intensive Care Unit a few days longer than they had expected, which was scary. He also has diabetes (which hasn't been under the best control over the years) and the doctors said the surgery was hard on his kidneys.