| Name | Liane |
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| Location | Riverside, CA |
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| Age | 45 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Atrial Fibrillation, ASD |
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| Years with condition | at least 15 |
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| Frequency of episodes | 3-5 times/week |
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| Duration of episodes | 1 1/2 hours - 18 hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | I never had a major event - I think I have had it for years - just thought it was stress. |
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| General health | light smoker, moderate drinker |
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| Current state | have AF a lot |
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| Triggers | Seems like anything or nothing at all. Can't really pinpoint
much except stress, caffene and perhaps rest and maybe soy sauce or sashimi. I could be just sitting or driving, reading, cooking -- it just comes on. |
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| Preventions | On the days I go to the gym, I do not usually get AF. Other than that, nothing. |
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| Current medications/side effects | Sotolol 80 mg BID. (Too early to tell for side effects.) |
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| Past medications/side effects | Coumadin
Plavix, lots of bruising
Atenolol - Did not control rate very well. (150bpm instead of 170+)
Diltiazem - Did not control rate unless I was absoutely still. If I moved, rate shot up into 170+. Also, made me feel as if I was foggy.
Flecainide - Could not sleep, eyes did not focus right.
Verapermil - Worked pretty well most of the time, still had breakthroughs at least once/wk of 140+ for +/- 4 hours.
Digoxin - I used with Verapermil.
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| History of surgery | ASD closure 8/02
Right side RF ablation for flutter. 2/03
Left side RF ablation for Atrial Tachycardia 11/03 - Failed, procedure aborted due to too much fibrillation, no focal point.
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| Personal comments | I had an ASD closure on 8/5/02. There is a chance my AF will go away within 6 months. If after that point, I'm still feeling the same way I am going to pursue abalation. I have been lucky so far not have gone through all the terrible (seemingly unhelpful) drug regimens that so many people have done, but putting up with almost daily AF is very annoying and debilitating. I'm going to wait another three months and go from there. 7/7/03: I had a right side RF ablation and it was very succesful. I am now waiting until my 1 year anniversary for my ASD closure and hoping to get a left side ablation. 11/03: Had left side ablation -- failed. Starting Sotolol. |
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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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