Ischemic Heart Disease and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Author: Yasdet Maldonado And Nikolaos J. Skubas And Fun-Sun F. Yao
Case-Study
A 57-year-old man with triple-vessel coronary artery disease (CAD), hypertension, and type-II diabetes is scheduled for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). He had a myocardial infarction (MI) 7 months ago. He is taking metoprolol, metformin, and lisinopril. His blood pressure (BP) is 130/80 mmHg, and his heart rate (HR) is 55 beats per minute.