| Name | anon |
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| Location | New Jersey |
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| Age | 59 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Atrial Fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | 26 years |
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| Frequency of episodes | Varies - more frequent recent years |
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| Duration of episodes | Varies from a few hours to several days |
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| General health | High Blood Pressure (controlled) |
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| Current state | 2 PVA's in past year looking at a possible third |
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| Triggers | stress and dieting |
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| Preventions | None |
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| Current medications/side effects | Flecainide - hand tremors
Zocor
Lotrel - very constipating
Atenolol
Warfarin |
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| Past medications/side effects | Calan
Quinaglute
Rythmol - constipation
Digoxin
Inderal - terrible nightmares |
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| History of surgery | Hernia |
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| Future plans | Looking at possible third PVA, jury still out but not looking good. |
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| Personal comments | I have suffered for over 25 years, some years were better than others. As I have gotten older my AF has gotten worse. This past year I had 2 PVA's and there is a possibility a third one will be needed. My most recent cardioversion was a month ago. After each medication change, ablation or cardioversion I get atleast 4 weeks of NSR and then it starts all over again. |
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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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