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Rehabilitation of Patients After CABG/Sternotomy

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A 64-year-old, type 2 diabetic patient is admitted for exercise-induced angina pectoris. He is known with a history of COPD and still smokes 10–15 cigarettes/day. His cholesterol is 270 mg/dL, he weighs 110 kg for 1.69 m, his blood pressure is 165/95 mmHg and his HbA1c is 10.5%. He is currently treated with Metformin 2 × 850 mg and Diltiazem 200 mg. On admission, troponines remain normal, and a coronary angiography shows a main stem stenosis of 90% and an occlusion of the right coronary artery at the origin. Echocardiography shows a moderate LV hypertrophy but a preserved systolic function. Coronary artery bypass surgery is suggested, and in the preoperative evaluation a pulmonary function test is performed, which shows the values in the Table 9.1.

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Dendale, P. (2010). Rehabilitation of Patients After CABG/Sternotomy. In: Niebauer, J. (eds) Cardiac Rehabilitation Manual. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-794-3_9

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