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A 69 Age - year Age - old Age male Sex diabetic History patient was admitted Clinical_event with acute Detailed_description left Disease_disorder ventricular Disease_disorder (LV) Disease_disorder failure Disease_disorder and was treated with intensive Detailed_description decongestive Therapeutic_procedure therapy Therapeutic_procedure .
He had severe Severity peripheral Biological_structure edema Sign_symptom and bilateral Detailed_description basal Detailed_description crepitations Sign_symptom .
Initial workup Diagnostic_procedure revealed normal Lab_value levels of troponine Diagnostic_procedure ( <0.01 Lab_value ng/ml Lab_value ) and CPK Diagnostic_procedure - MB Diagnostic_procedure ( 4.6 Lab_value ng/ml Lab_value ), thereby ruling out acute Disease_disorder coronary Disease_disorder syndrome Disease_disorder .
The level of BNP Diagnostic_procedure was 1230 Lab_value pg/ml Lab_value confirming the diagnosis of heart Disease_disorder failure Disease_disorder .
Echocardiographic Diagnostic_procedure assessment Diagnostic_procedure revealed LVEF Diagnostic_procedure of 10% Lab_value with dilated Sign_symptom cardiac Sign_symptom chambers Sign_symptom , and estimated pulmonary Diagnostic_procedure artery Diagnostic_procedure systolic Diagnostic_procedure pressure Diagnostic_procedure ( PASP Diagnostic_procedure ) was 70 Lab_value mm Lab_value of Lab_value Hg Lab_value with features Lab_value of Lab_value raised Lab_value LV Lab_value diastolic Lab_value pressure Lab_value .
Angiography Diagnostic_procedure was performed after Duration 3 Duration days Duration of decongestive Therapeutic_procedure therapy Therapeutic_procedure which revealed critical Severity triple Disease_disorder vessel Disease_disorder disease Disease_disorder with left Biological_structure main Biological_structure coronary Disease_disorder artery Disease_disorder disease Disease_disorder (Fig.1).
He was referred Clinical_event for CABG Therapeutic_procedure .
The patient was put on frusemide Medication infusion Administration with oral Administration ramipril Medication and aldactone Medication .
He was taken up for elective OPCAB Therapeutic_procedure 1 Date week Date after Date angiography Coreference .
Renal Diagnostic_procedure function Diagnostic_procedure was monitored regularly to Detailed_description adjust Detailed_description diuretic Detailed_description dose Detailed_description .
There was no feature of end Disease_disorder organ Disease_disorder dysfunction Disease_disorder .
STS Diagnostic_procedure risk Diagnostic_procedure of Diagnostic_procedure mortality Diagnostic_procedure was 2.4% Lab_value .
Repeat echocardiographic Diagnostic_procedure assessment Diagnostic_procedure revealed improvement Lab_value of LVEF Diagnostic_procedure to 15% Lab_value and decrease Lab_value in PASP Diagnostic_procedure to 30 Lab_value mm Lab_value Hg Lab_value and decrease Lab_value in LV Diagnostic_procedure filling Diagnostic_procedure pressure Diagnostic_procedure .
OPCAB Therapeutic_procedure was performed through median Therapeutic_procedure sternotomy Therapeutic_procedure .
Left Biological_structure ITA Biological_structure was used for grafting Therapeutic_procedure left Biological_structure anterior Biological_structure descending Biological_structure artery Biological_structure ( LAD Biological_structure ).
After revascularizing Therapeutic_procedure LAD Biological_structure , right Biological_structure ITA Biological_structure ( RITA Biological_structure ) and RA Biological_structure composite, graft Therapeutic_procedure was prepared.
The distal Biological_structure end Biological_structure of Biological_structure RITA Biological_structure was used for revascularizing Therapeutic_procedure the diagonal Biological_structure artery Biological_structure .
There was significant Detailed_description improvement Lab_value in systolic Detailed_description blood Diagnostic_procedure pressure Diagnostic_procedure after this distal Detailed_description anastomosis Therapeutic_procedure .
After these two grafts, heart Biological_structure was lifted Therapeutic_procedure for Therapeutic_procedure lateral Therapeutic_procedure and Therapeutic_procedure posterior Therapeutic_procedure wall Therapeutic_procedure vessels Therapeutic_procedure .
We make a longer skin Therapeutic_procedure incision Therapeutic_procedure , open Therapeutic_procedure the Therapeutic_procedure sternum Therapeutic_procedure widely, and release Therapeutic_procedure pericardium Therapeutic_procedure on the right side to displace the heart gradually.
This was supplemented with headlow Detailed_description and lateral Detailed_description tilt Detailed_description position Therapeutic_procedure .
Liberal Dosage doses Dosage of inotropic Medication support Medication were used.
RA Biological_structure was used for sequential Detailed_description grafting Therapeutic_procedure of obtuse Biological_structure marginal Biological_structure , posterior Biological_structure LV Biological_structure branch Biological_structure , and posterior Biological_structure descending Biological_structure artery Biological_structure .
All these five Lab_value distal Detailed_description anastamoses Therapeutic_procedure were performed uneventfully.
The patient was electively ventilated Therapeutic_procedure for 2 Duration days Duration .
Echocardiography Diagnostic_procedure on 1st Date POD Date revealed improvement Lab_value in LVEF Diagnostic_procedure to 20% Lab_value .
He was started on low Dosage dose Dosage beta Medication blockers Medication after inotropic Medication supports Medication were weaned off.
He had slow Lab_value and uneventful Lab_value recovery Clinical_event .
Echocardiography Diagnostic_procedure on 4th Date POD Date revealed improvement Lab_value in LVEF Diagnostic_procedure to 30% Lab_value (Table 1).
He had persistent Detailed_description pleural Sign_symptom drainage Sign_symptom requiring prolonged intensive Nonbiological_location care Nonbiological_location unit Nonbiological_location stay Clinical_event .
After pleural Sign_symptom drainage Sign_symptom subsided and drains were removed, he was discharged Clinical_event on diuretics Medication , low Dosage dose Dosage beta Medication blocker Medication , and ramipril Medication .