| Name | Jam |
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| Location | Lyles, TN USA |
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| Age | 39 |
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| Diagnosed condition | afib |
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| Years with condition | 2 |
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| Frequency of episodes | 4-6 wks |
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| Duration of episodes | 1-36 hrs |
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| Event preceding first AF | none |
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| General health | well enough |
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| Current state | not in afib, but terribly, terribly tired |
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| Triggers | Sour stuff. My son gave me a candy called "warheads" that was so unbelievably sour it shot me right into afib. He laughed until he realized I was sick... |
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| Preventions | None I am aware of. |
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| Current medications/side effects | amiodarone
aspirin |
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| Past medications/side effects | Have tried Caridzem (no side effects, but then no discernable afib effect either) Sotalol (no discernable afib effect, left me drained) Digoxin (ditto) and Rhythmol (ditto, plus it made everything I ate or drank taste like it was liberally coated with powdered aluminium.) Now taking Amiodarone, no known side effects yet. |
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| History of surgery | Nothing for the heart...yet. Did have an attempted ablation, unsuccessful, but I don't consider that "surgery", more of a "procedure". |
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| Future plans | Wring as much fun as I can out of life. |
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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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