| Name | Jerry |
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| Location | San Leon, TX |
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| Age | 59 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | 3 |
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| Frequency of episodes | Varies, more frequent lately |
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| Duration of episodes | I never know, seconds, minutes, hours, days |
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| Event preceding first AF | Stress following losing house in Hurricane Ike |
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| General health | Good, excercise frequently |
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| Current state | still looking for cause and the proper drug for treatment |
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| Triggers | Sometimes it just starts on its own, usually late in the day. Other triggers are MSG, caffeine, alcohol a cold drink and stress. |
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| Preventions | I don't know of anything that can prevent it, if I did I wouldn't have it anymore. |
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| Current medications/side effects | Rhythmol, beta blocker, Pradaxa |
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| Future plans | To find something that will stop the A-fibs. Sometimes they are so severe it feels like someone is using my heart for a punching bag, it makes me ill, nausea, dizziness, light headed, cold sweat. I am pretty much incompacitated during a severe attack. |
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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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