| Name | Steve |
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| Location | Kansas City, MO |
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| Age | 46 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Lone paroxysmal atrial fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | 10 |
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| Frequency of episodes | 3/month |
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| Duration of episodes | variable, 1-2 hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | stress, lack of sleep |
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| General health | Overweight, non-smoker general health good |
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| Current state | Tolerating with medication |
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| Triggers | Stress, lack of sleep, sugary foods |
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| Preventions | Exercise seems to help, low carb diet seems to help |
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| Current medications/side effects | Toprol XL 50 mg daily and Digoxin .25 mg daily.
Something makes me tired and dopey, but it isn't constant. It seems that if I get lots of sleep (10 hours) that the tired/dopey symptoms lessen. |
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| Past medications/side effects | Was on digoxin alone, higher dose. Controlled a/f well for a couple of years, then required higher dosage, finally added Toprol XL and dropped digoxin dose in third year, have been on that combination with reasonable success for 7 years. Cardiologist pushing Rhythmol/Betapace, I haven't seen the need to switch. |
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| History of surgery | Tonsils as a youth, no other surgical experience. |
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| Future plans | Try to live life normally and avoid getting depressed. I struggle with the feeling that I'm going to die soon--no particular rational reason for that. |
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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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