| Name | Peggy |
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| Location | cleveland |
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| Age | 58 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Occasional Atrial Fibrilation Vagel |
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| Years with condition | 5 |
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| Frequency of episodes | from first episode it was 3 years then about every few months |
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| Duration of episodes | 4hrs to 24hrs |
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| Event preceding first AF | none known I moved to different city Stress |
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| General health | good health but I have allergies don't smoke or drink |
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| Current state | good unless I have AF |
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| Triggers | Possibly eating to much to late. I just wake up with it, but have many ectopics some days, but not necessarly the days I have a-fib. |
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| Preventions | Wish I knew! I don't drink or smoke. I don't eat after 6:00 PM. |
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| Current medications/side effects | 1 aspirin 81 mg a day I take a couple extra when in a-fib. |
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| Past medications/side effects | While in hospital cardazem and a blood thinner. I always go home from the hospital with hives.
I was on lopressor for a while and it only made my a-fib worse. My BP is normal and I think it stressed me out thinking it was a BP med. |
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| History of surgery | T&A , L Inguinal hernia |
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| Future plans | I guess to live with it and hopefully it will not get worse. My doctor said I did not have to go into the hospital because I always convert by myself. If it lasts over 24 hrs and is rapid he said to go to the hospital. |
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| Personal comments | I will try to say home take an extra aspirin, but I have a bag packed with everything I need just in case I go to the hospital. |
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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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