A Case Report on Single Vessel Disease

Introduction: Coronary artery disease (CAD) involves the decrease flow of blood to muscle of the heart because of the to build-up of plaque (atherosclerosis) in arteries of the heart. It is one of the most common cardiovascular disease. Tiny branches off larger coronary arteries are get damaged and not able to dilate proper. Small vessels need to expand and also providing oxygen-rich blood to heart. Coronary arteries are damaged, blood flow to the heart decreases.

Background: Coronary artery disease affected 110 million people and resulted in 8.9 million deaths. It makes up 15.6% of all deaths, making it the most common cause of death globally. In the developed country risk of death from CAD decreased between 1980 and 2010.

Case Presentation: A case of 60 year old men admitted in the cardiac unit with complaints about the abdominal pain and Nausea, vomiting, weakness from the 2 days after examining and blood pressure is 110/70 mm of Hg. He had these complaints since 2 days.

Interventions: The patient was treatment started with orally Tab. Ecosprin 150mg, Tab.Ultracet, Tab. Pantop 40 mg, Tab. Augmentin 625 mg. Patient is also undergone PTCA(Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty). Treatment consisted of medication, therapeutic exercise, and health education.

Conclusion: In this study, we mainly focus on medical and surgical management and outstanding nursing care helped prevent further complication. Over all the patient response was good and improvement occur after PTCA.