The patient is a 57 year-old female with dilated cardiomyopathy who is admitted for transplant evaluation. She initially presented with substernal chest pain in 1991, which was thought to be a myocardial infarction and Streptokinase was given; however details are not known. An echocardiogram showed an ejection fraction of 35-40% with evidence of an anteroseptal myocardial infarction, and an ETT Thallium showed fixed anteroseptal and apical defects. Upon admission, her ejection fraction was 15%, and a bicycle test achieved 5 minutes and 33 seconds with a maximal heart rate of 108 and a VO2 of 6.4 ml per kg per minute. Her past medical history is significant for 1) History of bronchitis, 2) History of cardiomyopathy, 3) Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, 4) Status post hysterectomy at age 40, 5) Status post cholecystectomy, 6) Status post appendectomy, 7) History of panic disorders, 8) History of agoraphobia, and 9) History of alcohol use. Medication on admission included Coumadin 2.5 mg p.o. four times a week and 5 mg p.o. three times a week, Digoxin 0.125 mg p.o. q. day, Enalapril 10 mg p.o. b.i.d., Micronase 2.5 mg p.o. q. day, Multivitamins one tablet p.o. q. day, Lasix 40 mg p.o. b.i.d., and Xanax 0.5 mg p.o. q.i.d. p.r.n. The patient was briefly transferred to the Coronary Care Unit secondary to her elevated pulmonary capillary wedge pressure and the presence of her Swan-Ganz catheter, and was diuresed with good response. As part of the patient's transplant evaluation, she had a PPD with controls placed which showed that her PPD was negative and her controls were positive, and she underwent a Dental consult as well as a Psychiatric consult, and Thyrology showed a cytomegalovirus IgG being positive, a cytomegalovirus IgM being equivocal, and Epstein-Barr virus anti-VCA IgG at 640, an Epstein-Barr virus anti-VCA IgM being less than 10 and a mucal screen being greater than or equal to 32, a varicella zoster titer of 512, a Toxoplasma IgG being positive, and a Toxoplasma IgM being negative. Abdominal ultrasound showed a mildly dilated common bile and pancreatic duct and showed that this patient was status post cholecystectomy. Medication on discharge included Tylenol 650 mg p.o. q.4h. p.r.n. headache, Xanax 0.5 mg p.o. q.i.d., Digoxin 0.125 mg p.o. q. day, Enalapril 12.5 mg p.o. b.i.d., Lasix 40 mg p.o. b.i.d., Micronase 1.25 mg p.o. q. day, Multivitamins one tablet p.o. q. day, and Coumadin 2.5 mg p.o. q. day on even days and 5 mg p.o. q. day on odd days. The patient was instructed that she should increase her diuresis at home if she noticed an increase in her weight and was instructed to see a physician for continued for weight increases due to fluid accumulation. The patient had no known drug allergies and had been on Heparin during this hospitalization, and she did experience some hematuria toward the end of her hospitalization which was felt to be secondary to Foley trauma while she was in the Coronary Care Unit. While the patient maybe a good transplant candidate, it was felt that her weight was a negative factor in her potential for transplant.
Has the pt. ever been on heparin before
Heparin during this hospitalization, and she did experience