| Name | Sandy |
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| Location | Kansas |
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| Age | 51 |
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| Diagnosed condition | atrial fib |
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| Years with condition | 1 |
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| Frequency of episodes | 3 in a year |
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| Duration of episodes | Had to be cardioverted |
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| Event preceding first AF | Had ohs in 1983 replaced mitral valve |
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| General health | good non drinker or smoker |
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| Current state | will always have problem |
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| Triggers | My trigger points are getting very tired. I haven't noticed anything else. |
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| Preventions | I was on Sotolol but it was making me very tired and still wasn't controlling it. Then I went on Rythmol SR and this seem to work. |
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| Current medications/side effects | Coumadin 2.5 4 times a week and 5 mg twice a week for life
Rythmol sr 425 mg twice a day
synthroid .1mg daily
premarin .625 mg daily
Vytorin 40/10 mg daily
calcium 1000mg daily
Digoxin only if I need it |
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| Past medications/side effects | Sotolol was causing me to be very tired and it also couldn't concentrate very well. |
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| History of surgery | March 1983 mitral valve surgery replaced with B-jork Shiley
Two tubel pregnancys
1995 Hysterectomy
1998 Gallbladder removed
2006 Ovaries removed |
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| Future plans | To continue to work as a nurse and retire at age 66 so I can travel with my husband |
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| Personal comments | I joined the club to support others and for my on support. |
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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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