| Name | Faye |
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| Location | USA |
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| Age | 63 |
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| Diagnosed condition | A Fib |
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| Years with condition | 2 months |
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| Frequency of episodes | 3 |
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| Duration of episodes | 1st and 2nd: 48hrs - 3rd: 29days |
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| Event preceding first AF | 2 ablations |
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| General health | good health - non smoker or drinker |
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| Current state | Fast heartrate with irregular beats on exertion |
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| Triggers | none |
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| Preventions | none |
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| Current medications/side effects | diovan and coumadin |
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| Past medications/side effects | Cardizem CD - very slow irregular heartbeat and sleep disruption and severe rash |
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| History of surgery | 4 EP studies and ablations since March 2005 |
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| Personal comments | Since my fourth ablation on 15 Nov. 2005 I have not had any afib or aflutter. I do have PACs and can't tolerate any of the medicine for them. Each day is spent managing my energy and "getting on" with living. |
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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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