This 64-year-old male with a history of coronary artery disease, CHF, EF of 15%, status post AVR, and NSTEMI initially presented to outside hospital with chief complaint of shortness of breath and was found to have a BNP of 747 as well as a troponin I of 0.43. He was diuresed, started on Carvedilol and improved, and placed on a heparin drip. His medications on admission included Aspirin 81, Lisinopril 20, Plavix 75, Verapamil 240 sustained release, Gemfibrozil 600 b.i.d., Nystatin 500 b.i.d., Paxil 20 daily, Glipizide 10 daily, Coumadin 4 prior to admission to outside hospital, Carvedilol 6.25 daily, heparin drip and Spironolactone. During his hospital stay, he was continued on Aspirin, Plavix, beta-blocker and ACE inhibitor, which were titrated to effect, started on a statin and continued on Niaspan, and maintained on a nicotine patch. He was also prescribed Spironolactone 25 mg p.o. daily, Atorvastatin 80 mg daily, Niaspan 0.5 gm p.o. twice daily, and Coumadin 5 mg p.o. at night. The patient's diabetes was controlled with regular insulin and placed back on his oral hypoglycemics, which were discontinued on admission and was encouraged to stop smoking. He had runs of ectopy and SVT, so was placed on a heparin drip. Left heart cath revealed wall defect consistent with a right coronary artery infarct and the patient was continued on Spironolactone. He was discharged in a stable condition on Aspirin 325 p.o. daily, Lisinopril 4 mg p.o. daily, Nicotine patch 14 mg per day topical, Spironolactone 25 mg p.o. daily, Paxil 25 mg p.o. daily, Atorvastatin 80 mg daily, Niaspan 0.5 gm p.o. twice daily, Carvedilol 12.5 mg p.o. twice daily, Plavix 75 mg daily, Gemfibrozil 900 mg p.o. twice daily and Coumadin 5 mg p.o. at night, with instructions to follow up with PCP and Cardiology as well as EP, to check his daily weights and report any increases to his PCP, and to arrange to have his INR drawn on 6/21/06 and follow-up INRs to be drawn every seven days.
Has the patient taken any medications for right coronary artery infarct. management
He was diuresed, started on Carvedilol and improved,