| Name | Mr T |
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| Location | Lexington, KY |
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| Age | 65 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Irregular heart beat |
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| Years with condition | 45 years |
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| Frequency of episodes | Under control with new medication |
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| Duration of episodes | Three hours to two days |
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| Event preceding first AF | None |
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| General health | Had a stroke a result of irregular heart beat |
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| Current state | Still having problems and also diabetic |
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| Triggers | My A-fibs are triggered by caffeine, stress, alcohol. |
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| Preventions | Medications and avoiding my known triggers. When I am experiencing an episode, I take a 50 mg Atenolol about every two hours. It normally shortens the episode. |
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| Current medications/side effects | Rythmol, Atenolol
Constipation is a major problem |
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| Past medications/side effects | Flecainide/ no problems with it. |
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| History of surgery | None |
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| Future plans | Considering procedures being seen in the news to alleviate problem with heart beat |
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| Personal comments | I learned that intense irregular heart beats can cause a stroke but it was after my stroke that I learned this. |
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| Check list |  acebutolol | amiodarone (cordarone,pacerone) | anisindione (miradon) |  atenolol (tenormin) | aspirin | azimilide | | bepridil | betaxolol | bisoprolol (monocor,emconcor) | | bretylium | bucindolol | carvedilol | | cibenzoline | dicumarol | digitoxin | | digoxin (lanoxin) | diltiazem (cardizem) | diphenylhydantoin | | disopyramide (norpace) | dofetilide (tikosyn) | dronedarone | | encainide | esmolol (brevibloc) | ersentilide | | flecainide (tambocor) | gallopamil | ibutilide (corvert) | | lidocaine | mibefradil | metoprolol (lopressor,toprol xl) | | mexiletine | moricizine | nadolol | | phenytoin | procainamide | propafanone (rythmol) | | propranolol (inderal) | quinapril (accupril) | quinidine (quinaglute) | | sotalol (betapace) | tedisamil | timolol | | tocainide | trandolapril (mavik) | valsartan (diovan) | | verapamil (calan,isoptin) | warfarin (coumadin) | asthma | | diabetes | GERD/acid reflux | hypertension | | hypotension | hyperthyroidism | hypothyroidism | | adrenergic | vagal | familial | | idiopathic/lone | paroxysmal | permanent/chronic | | atrial flutter | cardiomyopathy | CHF | | PAC | PVC | SVT | | syncope | bradycardia | tachycardia | | heart block | myocardial infarction | rheumatic heart diease | | sick sinus syndrome | stroke | WPW | | electrical cardioversion | defibrillator | pacemaker | | ablation | bypass | maze | | Male | Female | |
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