| Name | sharon |
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| Location | pa. |
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| Age | 60 |
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| Diagnosed condition | atrial-fib |
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| Years with condition | 14 |
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| Frequency of episodes | 3or 4 a month |
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| Duration of episodes | 24hrs |
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| Event preceding first AF | stress |
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| General health | quit smoking 10 yrs ago drank moderate quit |
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| Current state | trying to survive atrial-fib |
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| Triggers | heres my culprits. no chinease food msg puts me in every time;no alchool,strong choclate syphony bar andes mints. get real tired;;;any kind of stress or excitment went to vegas for 60 birthday went in 2x took grandsons on short cruise 2x. i cried this year any vac. or trip ive taken i went in.. it ruins your life just when i thought we could be enjoying ourself... if i stay home read and lay around take walks i seem to be ok.... |
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| Preventions | only prevention i know is take meds..stay calm;moderate exercise...and stay off all above....stay home wait to die. |
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| Current medications/side effects | finally have my meds were i dont have any side affects unless im in atrial;;then i get real dizzy and blood pressure drops to 80&90.......my meds cardizem cd 120mg;;;;betepaceaf 80 mg 2x;;;vasotec 20mg 2x;;;coumadin. |
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| Past medications/side effects | cant remember. just that i was overmedicated...dizzy all time to tired to do anything and really depressed. |
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| Future plans | would like to look into that maze operation.... id give anything to be able to enjoy life and travel a little my hubby doesnt drive only me and i always go into atrial on a trip.. doctors dont seem to care here.. they figure 2 or 3 a month isnt enough for concern...but after 24 hrs your pretty well tired. |
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| Personal comments | heres how i feel...they can find a cure for alot of things so maybe we will luck out and have one for atrial never give up hope look at all the by-pass they can do...why cant we be helped to enjoy our life. |
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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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