| Name | MsG |
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| Location | Boston Area |
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| Age | 45 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | 5 |
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| Frequency of episodes | >7<30 |
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| Duration of episodes | 30 min - 18 hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | Atrial Septal Defect Closure with Amplatzer Septal Occluder |
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| General health | Seasonal Allergies, Normal Weight at onset, Average physical condition |
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| Current state | Afib frequency & duration increasing |
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| Triggers | Excess Caffiene
Green Tea (but not black tea, mate, or herbal teas)
Stress
Fatigue
Attempting to sleep, particularly when laying on left side
Dehydration
Cold/Flu symptoms
Decongestants
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| Preventions | None |
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| Current medications/side effects | Toprol XL - fatigue, very slow heart rate, weight gain
Flecinide - dry mouth, dizziness, headaches
Aspirin - none
Allegra - drowsiness, so only take if allergies are really bad |
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| History of surgery | ASD closure in 2005
Gallbladder |
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| Future plans | Hope Flecinide works for awhile
Explore possible surgical options.
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| Personal comments | Not a good candidate for catheter ablation because of ASD closure device
It is frustrating to feel so tired all the time. |
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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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