| Name | Helga |
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| Location | Tampa, FL |
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| Age | 50 |
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| Diagnosed condition | afib/flutter |
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| Years with condition | 5+ |
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| Frequency of episodes | weekly |
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| Duration of episodes | minutes to 2 days |
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| Event preceding first AF | Stress and GERDS |
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| General health | overweight, hypertension (controlled) |
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| Current state | moderate control after flutter ablation and Rythmol |
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| Triggers | eating the wrong foods (possible food allergies)or overeating, alcohol, exercising without hydration, hypoglycemia, indigestion, not properly warming up prior to weight lifting, caffeine, fatigue |
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| Preventions | eat healthful foods, avoid stress, take pepcid or antacids at first sign of indigestion, exercise, maintain normal weight, avoid herbal interactions such as arnica or kelp, |
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| Current medications/side effects | Rythmol SR 425 bid - no side effects
Verapamil SR 120 bid - no side effects
Xanax 0.25 PRN for anxiety - tired |
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| History of surgery | Flutter ablation |
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| Future plans | Plan to have AF ablation when technique improves |
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| Personal comments | Would like to see more research on GERDS and Vagal afib |
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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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