| Name | Sammy |
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| Location | GA |
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| Age | 46 |
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| Diagnosed condition | A-fib |
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| Years with condition | 3 years confirmed - |
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| Frequency of episodes | Since ablation A-Fib has been controlled with medication |
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| Duration of episodes | A-Fib had been persistant daily before ablation |
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| Event preceding first AF | About 3 yrs. before 1st diagnosed would have real dizzy spells, cold sweats, nauseated, weak, shortness of breath. Dr. kept saying I had a sinus infection. Finally got so weak I could hardly hold out to walk.Knew then something else had to be wrong. |
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| General health | past smoker (had to quit because they made me feel sick apparently the nicotine speeded up my heart rate even more) Guess I should have known something was wrong then - social drinker |
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| Current state | Good at this time with medication |
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| Triggers | Who knows? |
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| Preventions | Tikosyn |
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| Current medications/side effects | Tikosyn
Coumadin
Quinapril
Mobic
Coreg
weight gain & diarrhea. When 1st started taking Coumadin had severe stomach pains |
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| History of surgery | Never had any health problems prior to A-Fib. Had 2 Cardiac ablations in '07 Even though the Ablation Procedure takes about 6 hrs. they were both done out-patient and were not really that bad. If you need to have an ablation done I would'nt put it off! |
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| Future plans | To be A-Fib free.Trying to put off having my 3rd ablation for fear of damaging pulmonary vein. |
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| Personal comments | Had 1st TEE 9/06 which revealed a blood clot in heart. had 2nd TEE 11/06 then had cardioversion.12/06 2nd cardioversion 1/07 went to Emergency Room w/a-flutter.2/07 had 3rd TEE.4/07 4th TEE.5/07 had ablation done it lasted about 6 weeks. 6/07 had another cardioversion which lasted 6 weeks.9/07 2nd ablation done.Had only 1 episode in 08. 1/09 Dr. took me off Tikosyn.Went back into a-fib 3 times over the next month. Was taking 3 Tikosyn a day so went back to taking 1 Tikosyn a day.Back in NSR for now, have to wait and see what happens.UPDATE:10/30/09 now back to taking three tikosyn a day & having on average 3 episodes/week lasting 20 or 30 minutes each. |
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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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