RT Book, Section
A1 Mayeur, Claire
A1 Mebazaa, Alexandre
A2 Baliga, R. R.
A2 Abraham, William T.
SR Print(0)
ID 1161019074
T1 Perioperative Heart Failure
T2 Color Atlas and Synopsis of Heart Failure
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071749381
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161019074
RD 2024/04/19
AB A  78-year-old  man,  who  is  treated  by  calcium  channel  blockers  for  arterial  hypertension  (HTN),  has  just  met  an  anesthesiologist  before  hip  replacement.  He  has  no  diabetes,  has  never  smoked,  and  used  to  be  a  runner.  Because  of  hip  arthritis,  the  patient’s  activities  are  limited  (barely  walks,  lives  in  a  1-floor  house,  does  not  do  gardening  anymore)  and  his  wife  is  taking  care  of  all  the  housekeeping.  The  patient  reports  a  nocturnal  dyspnea.  The  clinical  examination  revealed  a  blood  pressure  of  148/69  mm  Hg,  a  heart  rate  of  72  beats/min,  and  no  sign  of  cardiac  failure.  The  blood  chemistry  reveals  a  normal  renal  function,  hemoglobin  levels  are  14  g/dL,  and  brain  natriuretic  peptide  (BNP)  levels  are  350  pg/mL.  The  anesthesiologist  has  advised  the  patient  to  consult  a  cardiologist.