| Name | Shelby |
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| Location | Huntsville Alabama |
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| Age | 73 (in another two months) |
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| Diagnosed condition | AF (I convert spontaneously) |
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| Years with condition | 7 |
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| Frequency of episodes | Daily of late although sometimes I am blessed to go as long as 2 1/2 or so days without AF |
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| Duration of episodes | Erratic--current episode is of 5 days duration, somewhat longish |
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| Event preceding first AF | Congestive Heart Failure---went away spontaneously |
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| General health | Excellent considering my age |
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| Current state | Nuisanced but not debilitated by AF |
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| Triggers |
All the pleasurable things in life are reputed triggers. Rather than abstain I indulge in all in moderation (Coffee, chocolate, wine, beautiful women, an occasional cigar, an occasional drink, dairy products, dancing...) |
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| Preventions |
None known |
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| Current medications/side effects |
Coumadin 6mg
Toprol 100mg
Verapamil 360mg
Thyroxine 0.2mg
Lipitor 10mg
Ambien 5mg
Magnesium 400mg
Calcium 1200mg
Fosamax 70mg weekly
Vitamin-mineral supplements/Coenzyme Q10/Vitamin E/etc
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| Past medications/side effects |
Amiodorone 200mg (was increased to 400mg this February prior to requesting to be taken off). Wasa no longer working although I personally did not experience the horrible side effects described by others.
Some of the medications checked below were only taken briefly and except for the above have long been discontinued |
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| History of surgery |
Thrombectomy this past December--I was lucky; passed a clot from atrium that lodged in my right arm rather than going to cerebrum.Had not been on coumadin since 1999. Am back on for life.
2004 Refused sinus node ablation with pacemaker implantation
1997 Refused catheterization to explore for blockages (none show on echocardiograms) |
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| Future plans |
Listening seriously to all the histories of PVAs--may go that route if my episodes get me down. (Usually I stay below 120 bpm which I am adapting to) |
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| Personal comments |
It is comforting to have found a group of fellow (and lady)
afibbers. |
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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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