| Name | Kathy |
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| Location | Boston,Ma |
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| Age | 49 |
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| Diagnosed condition | parox lone afib |
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| Years with condition | 7 years |
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| Frequency of episodes | every day |
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| Duration of episodes | 8-60 hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | Familial-parox lone afib started for myself, my mother and younger female sibling around 45 years old. |
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| Current state | unchanged |
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| Triggers | lying down, leaning back in a chair, large meal, stress, low blood sugar.... |
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| Current medications/side effects | Flecanide 100mg/day
Verapamil 240 mg prn
coumadin 7.5mg/day |
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| Past medications/side effects | Beta blockers feel "exhausted," weight gain, and shortness of breath. Flecanide-intermittent chest pressure, tip of tongue feels burnt. |
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| History of surgery | Have had 2 RF ablations:
Feb 2004-complication: Cardiac Tamponade
October 2005 |
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| Future plans | wait as long as I can stand it until the procedures are perfected and advanced. |
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| Personal comments | The thought of this afflication for one more day, never mind the next 30 years, drives me crazy! |
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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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