| Name | redkat313 |
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| Location | United States-Chicago, IL |
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| Age | 50 |
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| Diagnosed condition | atrial fibrillation and hypertension |
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| Years with condition | 2 |
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| Frequency of episodes | 3 or so a year |
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| Duration of episodes | 1/2 hr to 1 hr |
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| Event preceding first AF | I think it was from taking Metabolife |
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| General health | non smoker, very light drinker, high blood pressure |
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| Current state | still get attacks |
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| Triggers | lying down or when I am sleeping
ate large meal
started walking on treadmill last 2 weeks |
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| Preventions | none |
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| Current medications/side effects | digoxin-none
toprol xl-none
xanax-none (for panic attacks that happen while attack in going on)
zestoretic-for blood pressure-none |
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| Past medications/side effects | none |
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| History of surgery | Had gall bladder removed a few years ago
Had hysterctomy about 14 years ago |
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| Future plans | to try to figure out how to stop these attacks |
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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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