| Name | gle74 |
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| Location | Chester, WV |
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| Age | 49 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Atrial Fib |
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| Years with condition | 4 |
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| Frequency of episodes | every 4- 8 weeks |
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| Duration of episodes | 10-24 hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | indigestion |
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| General health | good overall health, allergies |
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| Current state | still experimenting |
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| Triggers | indigestion,gas,bloating constipation,usually during or follwing meals, low blood pressure, prolonged bending or stooping, lifting heavy objects, laying flat, bouncing up and down (riding a tractor), standing up or bending down quickly. |
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| Preventions | Eat smaller more frequent meals, stay away from gas producing foods, try not to stoop to often |
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| Current medications/side effects | I have tried several different medications. None seemed to work. Went to a specialist in Pittsburgh and he took me of off all meds even aspirin. Said it wasn't helping so why take them. He was correct it didn't have any effect. After a-fib begins, 1 hour after I take 120 mg of fast acting generic cardizan tablet(diltiazim). 60 mg every 4 to 6 hours there after until conversion. If I don't convert in 24 hours I must go to the hospital for observation. I have converted 15 out of the last 18 times in 3 years. |
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| Past medications/side effects | toporol-tired
betapase-light headed
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| History of surgery | gall bladder no heart surgery |
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| Future plans | I am going to try keep changing my life style until I run across something that will help keep me out of a-fib. |
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| Personal comments | I am convinced that this has something to do with eating or the digestive process. My doctors say that there is no research that they have heard about to support my theory. I have lost 75 pounds and completely changed my life style. I never indulged in acohol and now stay away from caffine. It hasn't helped my A-Fib but I feel better when not in A-Fib than I did before. |
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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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