| Name | Jack C. |
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| Location | NJ, USA |
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| Age | 62 |
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| Diagnosed condition | LAF |
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| Years with condition | 12 |
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| Frequency of episodes | 3/4per month |
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| Duration of episodes | 5/6 hrs |
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| Event preceding first AF | None |
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| General health | good, non smoker, light drinker |
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| Current state | Trying to manage it.. Otherwise, good health. Thank God. |
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| Triggers | Physical exertion and stress and /or anxiety. No problem dealing with the physical exertion but later in the day, while at rest, AF can settle in. |
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| Preventions | I have a history of LAF occuring during the early hours of sleep. For the last few months I have been taking Pepcid and/or Tums before bedtime and have not had an AF occurance during sleep. Don't know why it works and I never took antacids, etc. in the past. Keeping my fingers crossed.
I have tried to avoid meds. I take Rythmol at the onset of an AF attack and it greatly reduces the time period to convert to normal sinus rythm. |
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| Current medications/side effects |
See above about Rythmol. I also use aspirin when in AF.
Rythmol was prescribed by my current cardiologist. He put me on 500mg daily but I am only taking it when needed.
Synthroid to improve thyroid function ( for about as long
as I have AF) I have always thought their is a connection but the docs don't agree. |
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| Past medications/side effects | Toprol did nothing but slowed my heart rate. |
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| History of surgery | Varicose veins 40 years ago and a hernia in 1998. |
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| Future plans | Day to day management and continued internet research. |
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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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