| Name | Alex |
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| Location | Pittsburgh, PA |
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| Age | 73 |
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| Diagnosed condition | AF |
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| Years with condition | 8 |
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| Frequency of episodes | 3 daily |
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| Duration of episodes | less than one minute for most |
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| Event preceding first AF | none |
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| General health | Limit alcohol to one drink or less per day |
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| Current state | Fair to Good |
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| Triggers | Alcohol, anger, sleeplessness, anxiety |
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| Preventions | Have not been able to find preventions |
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| Current medications/side effects | Currently taking coumadin, cardizem, lipitor, nexium, niacin and 81 g aspirin. |
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| Past medications/side effects | Was taking flecanide but it made me very tired. I quit approximately 8 months ago. I did not feel any episodes of AF but pacemaker check revealed I had increased episodes from approximately 120 in 6 months to 450. Most were only a few seconds. |
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| History of surgery | Had a cardiac ablation and also have a pacemaker. My AF is lone. |
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| Future plans | Very discouraged as I thought the cardiac ablation would virtually eliminate the AF episodes. |
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| Personal comments | I am not sure when I am having an AF episode or if it is my imagination when I am tired. I wish there were a way to check to determine when I am in AF. My PCP (not my EP) told me he can be wrong 50% of the time by just checking one's pulse.
Stroke is listed below, but I do not see TIA. I have had one, and possibly two TIAs. |
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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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