| Name | Diane P |
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| Location | High Desert of S. California |
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| Age | 57 |
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| Diagnosed condition | AF |
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| Years with condition | 3 months |
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| Frequency of episodes | was around twice a week after meds last episode was july 22, 2002 |
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| Duration of episodes | 5 to 8 hours through the night before meds, after around 2 hours in early morning. |
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| Event preceding first AF | none |
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| General health | overweight, high blood pressure |
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| Current state | take norvasc and diovan for HBP. |
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| Triggers | Estragen low. HRT - putting on a new patch seems to help.
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| Preventions | Don't know yet! |
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| Current medications/side effects | digital - was very tired when first started, now fine.
beta blocker - not sure. |
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| History of surgery | Hystrectomy 94
Gastric bypass 97
Hernia 97 |
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| Future plans | Getting a complete checkup at cardio office. |
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| Personal comments | none yet! |
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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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