| Name | Fred |
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| Location | Seattle |
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| Age | 45 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Paroxysmal AFib |
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| Years with condition | 1 |
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| Frequency of episodes | every 2.5 months |
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| Duration of episodes | 12-20 hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | stress at work. |
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| General health | healthy non-smoker |
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| Current state | on medication therapy |
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| Triggers | pizza, emotional stress, excitement. Two of three episodes inlcuded late night pizza consumption. PAC salvos |
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| Preventions | n/a
Possible potasium and magnesium supplements. These seem to limit PACs which can lead to Afib. |
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| Current medications/side effects | Rythmol 225SR BID, Lopressor 25 BID, Maxide |
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| Past medications/side effects | n/a |
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| History of surgery | n/a |
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| Future plans | meds for a year or two, then to consider ablation as thechnologies evolve. |
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| Personal comments | This is a nightmare. It is like a nemisis in my back-pocket that can strike at any time. My emotional reaction to it has been very poor. PTSD? |
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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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