| Name | Shelby |
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| Location | Huntsville, Alabama |
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| Age | 72 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Paroxysmal AF with mild mitral valve prolapse |
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| Years with condition | Seven |
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| Frequency of episodes | Initially infrequent (Quaterly?); lately one to eight days apart |
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| Duration of episodes | Sometimes minutes, sometimes hours, sometimes days |
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| Event preceding first AF | TIA (trans ischemic attack) probably caused by undiagnosed AF |
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| General health | Good except for AF--doctyors say remarkable for age |
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| Current state | Frustrated that I can not stay in NSR--threw a clot in December; |
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| Triggers | Not known. Seems to happen most in my sleep.
Also sometimes is brought on by execise (dancing) and sometimes converts while exercising---seemingly without rhyme or reason |
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| Preventions |
Wish I knew |
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| Current medications/side effects |
Verapamil--360 mg/day (since end of Jan)
Coumadin--5 mg/day
Thyroxin--0.2 mg/day
Lipitor
Ambien |
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| Past medications/side effects |
Amiodorone, 200 mg/day for seven years: Sun-sensitive, increasing lumbar congestion
No coumadin for last five years but back on since I had an embolism in December that luckily went to my maxillary artery (upper right arm). 'Unusual outcome' per the doctors--normally would result in a major stroke or death. |
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| History of surgery |
Embolectomy, right arm--Dec 16, 2003
Nothing prior for over ten years |
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| Future plans |
Hard to plan in this state.
Still working half time--plan to continue as long as I am needed and can contribute.
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| Personal comments |
Lucky to be alive, grateful for each beautiful day and for beautiful people.
Lost my beloved wife to pancreatic cancer five years ago. |
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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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