| Name | Sandra |
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| Location | Cape May, NJ |
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| Age | 43 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Atrial Fib/Flutter |
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| Years with condition | 6 |
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| Frequency of episodes | daily |
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| Duration of episodes | 1 min to three days |
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| Event preceding first AF | none |
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| General health | Good, non smoker, social drinker |
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| Current state | In three month healing stage post ablation, still experiencing A-fib/flutter daily. |
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| Triggers | Caffine, stress, alcohol, and just because. |
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| Preventions | Medication~sometimes. |
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| Current medications/side effects | These are for A-fib/flutter post ablation
Asprin 81mg
Diltiazem 240mg-just changed to 360mg
Mag Ox 400
Propafenone 225mg 2 x day
Warafin 5mg
These are for the chronic cough post ablation
Veramyst 27.5
Tessalon Pearle
Protonix 40mg
Nasacort AQ
Other
Premarin.625 1 x per week
Vitamin D-3 1000 IU
Caltrate 600-D
Amitiza
Alendronate 70mg
Have blurred vision ~not sure which one causes it. |
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| Past medications/side effects | Toprol 25mg- discontinued after chronic cough began. Made me tired.
Flecainide (tambocor)-did not control a-f/flutter. Felt horrible 24/7. |
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| History of surgery | Gallbladder removed 1985
Hysterectomy 2001
Ablation 4-2009 |
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| Future plans | Hope the ablation corrected a-fib~still in healing phase. Doctor already said he has to go back in to correct a-flutter.
Hope to some day be medication free for a-fib/flutter...
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| Personal comments | Surprised post ablation that I experienced many bad episodes of a-fib/flutter.
Concerned about chronic cough post albation- I have been coughing for 5 1/2 weeks...
Doctor is going to try new Multaq. Does not want me to stay on Propanpanone long term. |
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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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