Case 33

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Case 33

A 60-year-old male with coronary artery disease suffered from an inferior wall myocardial infarction 2 years earlier and underwent staged percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the completely occluded left circumflex and right coronary arteries. He presents now with complaints of chest pain.

Medications: ramipril, isosorbide mononitrate, aspirin, atorvastatin, and clopidogrel.

Pharmacologic stress test was performed with 5-minute adenosine infusion. His heart rate changed from 74 to 80 beats/min and blood pressure from 100/60 to 90/60 mm Hg. He had no chest pain or ST changes. He had Q waves in inferior leads, with no change with adenosine infusion. 99m

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