| Name | Anon |
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| Location | San Diego, Cal. |
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| Age | Young 74 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Atrial Fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | Ten years |
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| Frequency of episodes | 3 - 6 times a month |
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| Duration of episodes | From a few minutes to a rare 30 hours |
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| General health | Non smoker, don't drink. |
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| Current state | In a holding pattern |
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| Triggers | Parties. Caffeine. Anger. Physical activity.
Anxiety. Stress. Overstimulation. Walking.
Sleeping on left side. Monosodium Glutamate.
Under or over-prescribed thyroid medication.
Anxiety. |
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| Preventions | Shifting body positions when first starting to fib. Taking a nap. Getting up, moving about. |
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| Current medications/side effects | Triamt/hctz caps. 37.5/25 1 daily
Lanoxin 0.25MG 1 daily
Lanoxin 0.125MG 1 every other day
Levothroid 0.112MG 1 daily
Aspirin 81MG 1 every other day
Ocasionally feel nauseated after taking medication, not too often.
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| Past medications/side effects | Same |
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| History of surgery | No surgery for Atrial Fibrillation |
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| Personal comments | Am with an HMO. Initial visits with cardiologist in June 1990 "assured" this would not kill me, any prescribed medication would have a trade-off (side effects), I would get used to fibbing or end up in an insane asylum, I would have it to the end of my days. Rest or exercise would have no bearing, and not to go to the Emergency Room when I have an episode. Haven't seen him since. Get annual check-ups with G.P. Am in an AFib. holding pattern. |
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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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