| Name | bob boehnke |
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| Location | U.S. |
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| Age | 72 |
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| Diagnosed condition | lone atrial fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | 12 |
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| Frequency of episodes | every 4 days . very predictable cycle |
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| Duration of episodes | 30 to 40 hrs. |
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| General health | excellent,no vices,athletic heart 40 to 50 BPM |
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| Current state | same old same old cycle .Very active during sinus days of cycling |
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| Triggers | 95% vagally mediated : at night, resting after phsical activity, within 2 hrs after a meal ,bending over, sitting slouched foreward.BUT ONLY AT THE "PEAK" TIME OF MY CYCLING! |
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| Preventions | Nothing has ever altered or stopped the cycling |
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| Current medications/side effects | Coumadin,atenolol,mavik,temporarily off synthroid |
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| Past medications/side effects | all common anti arrythmia drugs.(none work) |
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| History of surgery | catheter ablation for suspected WPW pathway. none found! catheter ablation for atrial flutter circuit and preparation for trans septal pulmonary vein ablation. Am waiting to see the out come of the ultrasoud technic for this before proceeding.(the cleveland clinic) |
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| Future plans | Am convinced the AFS are secondary to some as yet unidentified neurologic disorder. Will persue this idea via the cleveland clinic neuologic department |
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| Personal comments | YUK! I've had it! |
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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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