My wife, 45 yr old, insulin
diabetic, many stents, 4x cabg, more stents, 1 mi that changed an ekg 2 others that changed just blood work. EF 45. Last few months has had on/off swelling and has always complained of heavy metal plate feeling in chest after cabg. Last mos, swelling very bad, not responding to oral meds she is hospitalized with bnp over 400 and heart failure - diastolic? IV diuretics worked and edema gone. Then potassium dropped to 2.4 and she was in for IV potassium.