| Name | JIM |
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| Location | CALIF |
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| Age | 57 |
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| Diagnosed condition | ATRIAL FIBRULATION |
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| Years with condition | 40 |
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| Frequency of episodes | FROM 1 TO 2 PER WEEK TO 2 OR 3 MONTHS APART |
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| Duration of episodes | 5 MINUTES TO 1 1/2 DAYS |
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| Event preceding first AF | HYPERTENTION/NO KNOWN EVENT |
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| General health | GOOD.NON DRINKER,CIGAR SMOKER 4-5 P/WEEK.MILD ARTHRITIS. |
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| Current state | GOOD,WORKING 50-60 P/WEEK |
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| Triggers | NO KNOWN TRIGGERS.COFFE SEEMS TO AGGRIVATE BUT NOT SURE. |
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| Preventions | NONE.IT SEEMS THAT STRESS MAY BE A TRIGGER BUT NOT CONSISTANTLY. |
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| Current medications/side effects | ACUPRIL 2X DAY,CARDURA 1 PER DAY,NORVASC 1 PER DAY,DIURETIC
1 PER DAY.PRYLOSEC AND NAMBUTONE FOR ARTHRITIS AS NEEDED.
7 MG. WARFARIN 1 PER DAY,1 DIGOXIN PER DAY
SOME SWELLING IN LOWER EXTREMITIES,UNKNOWN WHICH MEDICATION IS RESPONSIBLE.
I SPEND MOST OF MY DAY ON MY FEET DUE TO MY JOB.12-HRS + |
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| Past medications/side effects | HAVE TRIED 25 OR 30 DIFFERENT HYPERTENSIVE DRUGS,SETTLED ON THE ONES LISTED ABOVE. |
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| History of surgery | ONLY MINOR SURGERIES TO NECK AND HANDS/FINGERS(INJURIES) |
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| Future plans | HOPE TO CONTROL THE A/FIB BETTER,ITS GETTING TO BE A PAIN IN THE --- |
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| Personal comments | ONSET IS USUALLY DETECTED AFTER FEELING A "THUMP" OR DOUBLE BEAT.
MY 32 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER SEEMS TO HAVE A/F ALSO. |
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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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