| Name | Bill |
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| Location | MA, USA |
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| Age | 55 |
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| Diagnosed condition | LAF/CHF |
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| Years with condition | 10LAF 2 CHF |
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| Frequency of episodes | 5 times per week |
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| Duration of episodes | 4-8 hrs |
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| Event preceding first AF | none |
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| General health | former smoker (stopped 10 yrs) was moderate drinker |
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| Current state | as stated upove |
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| Triggers | no actual trigger all the time
Alcohol.. sometimes when I have first drink sometimes next day, sometimes not at all. Usually all the time with wine or hard liquor oan only sometimes with beer.
Sudden stressful situations.
Sleeping on my left side or back.
Sometimes just in the middle of the night.
Certain type of foods. |
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| Preventions | none |
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| Current medications/side effects | lanoxin .125
zestril 40mg/day
tambacor 300mg/day
lasix 20-40mg/day
coumadin 7.5 mg/day
cadura 1mg/day
kdur 80 meq/day
aspirin 81/day
xanax .5/day |
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| Past medications/side effects | rythmol...didn't help
cardioconversion...lasted l week |
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| History of surgery | none
I had a cath scan and it showed only l artery blocked 30% |
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| Future plans | waitng for somebody to come up with a solution.
I think the Tambacor has caused the Congestive Heart Failure and I don't know which is more threatening.
I going to an 8 hour meeting on Sat given by a group called Atrial Fibrillation Foundation, led by Dr Brian McGovern who is one of the leading Doctors in this field. He is from Mass General Hospital where my cardiologist is from. |
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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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