He was started on Aldactone and furosemide for his severely depressed ejection fraction, and was anticoagulated for a possible mural thrombus in the face of apical akinesis. The balloon pump was removed after stabilization.

He was transferred to the Cardiology Floor on day 7 and did quite well. He was ambulating in the hallways with minimal difficulty and was discharged on day 12.

The patient was home for one day and returned to the hospital with epigastric discomfort, increasing nausea, cold sweats, chills and difficulty sleeping. The next day his abdominal pain increased and a CT scan of the abdomen was performed. Shortly thereafter the patient became hypotensive with pressures in the 70's and he went into a pulseless electrical activity arrest. Despite ACLS protocol with maximum epinephrine, atropine and fluids he could not be resuscitated.