Several hours later, K.Z. returns from his cath.The cath report...

Question Several hours later, K.Z. returns from his cath.The cath report… Several hours later, K.Z. returns from his cath. The cath report shows 90% occlusion of the proximal left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery, 90% occlusion of the distal LAD, 70% to 80% occlusion of the distal right coronary artery (RCA), an old apical infarct, and an ejection fraction (EF) of 37%. About an hour after the procedure is finished, you perform a brief physical assessment and note a grade III/VI systolic ejection murmur at the cardiac apex, crackles bilaterally in the lung bases, and trace pitting edema of his feet and ankles. Except for the soft systolic murmur, these findings were not present before the cath. 1. What is your eval of the cath results? 2. Explain the significance of having an EF of 37%. Health Science Science Nursing Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)