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AFibbers Database: ANON

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NameANON
LocationAlbany, NY
Age58
Diagnosed conditionLone AF
Years with condition16
Frequency of episodesfor 1st 15 1/2 had only four lasting over 2 hrs. Now 1 x week ave
Duration of episodesMost ave 1 hr, have had 6 lasting 8 to 14 hours in the past 16 years
Event preceding first AFnone
General healthgood health, overweight, quit smoking 14 years ago (25 pack years) Sleep apenia (mild)
Current stateFair amount of ectopy some runs of AF.
TriggersAlcohol, hard workouts at the gym, stress, sleeping on left side.
PreventionsModerate workouts only, sleeping on right side, xanax when ectopics are frequent.
Current medications/side effectsTikosyn, Metoprolol, Lipitor, Benadryl for sleep, xanax od prn. Asa 325 mg OD. Less energy, dizziness on moving in circular motion. Difficulty falling asleep. Sweat easily. Esophageal reflux at times
Past medications/side effectsflecainide no side effect noticed
History of surgeryEmergency appendectomy, polyps of bladder removed, nasal reconstruction
Future plansconsidering either a PVIA or a Wolf Mini Maze
Personal commentsTambocor worked beautifully untill 6 months ago. I was on a home monitor an a 13 beat wide complex tachycardia was detected. Since then I was tried on Sotolol, which failed to prevent AF, and now on Tikosyn which isn't doing a very good job.
Check list
crossacebutololcrossamiodarone (cordarone,pacerone)crossanisindione (miradon)
crossatenolol (tenormin)tickaspirincrossazimilide
crossbepridilcrossbetaxololcrossbisoprolol (monocor,emconcor)
crossbretyliumcrossbucindololcrosscarvedilol
crosscibenzolinecrossdicumarolcrossdigitoxin
crossdigoxin (lanoxin)crossdiltiazem (cardizem)crossdiphenylhydantoin
crossdisopyramide (norpace)tickdofetilide (tikosyn)crossdronedarone
crossencainidecrossesmolol (brevibloc)crossersentilide
tickflecainide (tambocor)crossgallopamilcrossibutilide (corvert)
crosslidocainecrossmibefradiltickmetoprolol (lopressor,toprol xl)
crossmexiletinecrossmoricizinecrossnadolol
crossphenytoincrossprocainamidecrosspropafanone (rythmol)
crosspropranolol (inderal)crossquinapril (accupril)crossquinidine (quinaglute)
ticksotalol (betapace)crosstedisamilcrosstimolol
crosstocainidecrosstrandolapril (mavik)crossvalsartan (diovan)
crossverapamil (calan,isoptin)crosswarfarin (coumadin)crossasthma
crossdiabetescrossGERD/acid refluxcrosshypertension
crosshypotensioncrosshyperthyroidismcrosshypothyroidism
crossadrenergictickvagalcrossfamilial
tickidiopathic/lonecrossparoxysmalcrosspermanent/chronic
crossatrial fluttercrosscardiomyopathycrossCHF
tickPACcrossPVCcrossSVT
crosssyncopecrossbradycardiacrosstachycardia
crossheart blockcrossmyocardial infarctioncrossrheumatic heart diease
crosssick sinus syndromecrossstrokecrossWPW
crosselectrical cardioversioncrossdefibrillatorcrosspacemaker
crossablationcrossbypasscrossmaze
tickMalecrossFemale 

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