| Name | PaulB |
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| Location | Columbia, SC |
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| Age | 50 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Atrial Fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | 4 |
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| Frequency of episodes | once a year originally, now daily |
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| Duration of episodes | Full time |
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| Event preceding first AF | None specific; significant stress and regular international travel suspected |
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| General health | Excellent; some allergies, Hypertension, high cholesterol |
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| Current state | In constant AFIB |
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| Triggers | Stress, alcohol, caffeine |
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| Preventions | Amiodarone 100mg/day worked for 2 years. Advised by two new physicians to get off due to side effects.
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| Current medications/side effects | Cardizem 120mg
Coumadin, no known side effects
Xyrtek no known side effects
Lipitor, no known side effects
Tapazole (for Thyroid) |
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| Past medications/side effects | Amiodarone, none visible; significant sun sensitivity e.g. stay out of the sun or load up with sun block.
Caused Thyroid damage
BetaPace AF; did not work, and caused fatique
Digoxin; couldn't effectively function; Heart rate of 40, unable to speak effectively |
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| History of surgery | None
Two cardioversions
Cardiac catherization |
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| Future plans | Another Cardioversion, wait for ablation to improve success rate |
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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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