A 65-year-old man is referred to you by his primary doctor. His medical reports display a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and coronary artery disease with a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the mid-right coronary artery, five months ago. The man reports intermittent exertional dyspnea for a week. He has not followed-up with his prior cardiologist.
Before his stent placement, he was a bike enthusiast with brilliant workout stamina but has lately lost interest in these activities. Prior to his PCI, he had similar dyspneic symptoms and after undertaking exercise, nuclear stress testing and cardiac catheterization, had a stent placed for a 90% lesion in the mid-right coronary artery . Before losing contact with his cardiologist, he had the first-rate follow-up and was acquiescent with all the medications prescribed to him. However, because of his personal problems, he…
