| Name | David S |
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| Location | Brisbane Australia |
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| Age | 65 |
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| Diagnosed condition | LAF |
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| Years with condition | Nine months |
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| Frequency of episodes | one to three a week |
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| Duration of episodes | first was eight hrs., now down to one and half to half an hour |
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| Event preceding first AF | Antibody eating up my red blood cells,(there is a medical term for it-hemolysis-(sp) ) |
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| General health | don't smoke or drink |
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| Current state | In remission! last afib was 28.11.02 |
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| Triggers | Probably the hemolysis depleated muscles and heart? strength?
I do look at Hans bb., have taken on the WW trial and was on UW prior to that. Was put on Lanoxin and a BB, that stuffed me right up in two weeks, came off them, saw a different cardio he put me on Tambocor "on demand" only have not had meds since 28.11.02. |
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| Preventions | UW and WW and foods to help the Mg++ and N+
A lot of steady exercise, watching my HR and slooowly building myself up again.
vits.3 x 1 mg. fish oil, 1 x 500 iu E., 1 x 50 mg. Qc10.,
1 x garlic tab. |
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| Current medications/side effects | Tambocor "only on demand" 50 mg. if af during the day, 100 mg. if it wakes me up at night (or early am. which is most of the time)
Dose make me a bit slugish for half a day or so. |
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| Past medications/side effects | Lanoxin and a beter blocker for two weeks only.
Amiodarone via an IV on the first laf/ER visit, took eight hrs. to NSR. |
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| History of surgery | Heart-none |
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| Future plans | just waiting and taking things at the same rate as i am now. |
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| Personal comments | Had all the "tests" done when at the ER, no heart problems. |
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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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