| Name | R.T.H. |
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| Location | Pennsylvania / Philadelphia Area |
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| Age | 54 |
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| Diagnosed condition | A- Fib |
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| Years with condition | unknown |
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| Frequency of episodes | weekly |
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| Duration of episodes | minutes to hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | unknown - have been hospital professional for years |
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| General health | good |
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| Current state | PVA 8/2002 - may have some flutter ? |
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| Triggers | To much excersise.possibly getting dehydrated form it.
First sighn was in 1982 when running,heart went up to 175,but no other symtoms then. |
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| Preventions | none for me.. |
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| Current medications/side effects | ASA 325 MGM daily
Synthorid 75 MCG daily |
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| Past medications/side effects | Amiodarone-Destroyed my Thyriod-A known side effect
The medications below slowed my rate,but make you feel like hell.Rythmol seemed to work well for me. All summer I cut my lawn [about two hours walking] and I went to the gym daily.
All the drugs for A-Fib are at the 2% level for having a life threating reaction.So a PVA was my choose and if needs repeating so be it.The EP calls it a "touch up" |
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| History of surgery | To many wounded in Viet Nam x3 and had injuries from running.
Approx. 20 surgeries |
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| Future plans | One day at a time ! |
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| Personal comments | After six months off coumadin felt weard.So I talked to freien a Internist who had Brest Cancer and ask her how long did it take till you felt comfort. She was funny stating she knew every pain was the cancer spreading,but at about a year she knew the daily aches and pains we all get are just that.Great comfot for me. So I will be hyper till the year is up.The EP who did my PVA stated about the same. He said allot of people refuse to come off coumadin after six months in fear of the 'monster'returning. |
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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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