| Name | Phil |
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| Location | Florida,USA |
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| Age | 74 |
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| Diagnosed condition | AFib |
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| Years with condition | 12 |
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| Frequency of episodes | random |
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| Duration of episodes | random |
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| Event preceding first AF | none |
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| General health | good |
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| Current state | improved |
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| Triggers | rising too rapidly
Extremely cold drinks
mental stress [pressure] |
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| Preventions | regular habits and rest
adequate sleep
a strict de-caff diet
lose weight and 30 minutes walking per day
Take medicine EXACTLY as prescribed |
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| Current medications/side effects | sotolol [fatique]
cardizem [fatique]
lanoxin
coumidin [MUST get ProTime on schedule] |
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| Past medications/side effects | amiodarone [medication of LAST resort]
[side effects were unreal]
Rythmol[not effective on me]
Verapamil
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| History of surgery | two ablations in 2000 [cured AFlutter 100%]
Ablation in 2001 [helped AFib but still on meds] |
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| Future plans | Try control of AFib with minimum meds,weight loss and
learning more and more about AFib |
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| Personal comments | The existance is this AFib group has been of great assistance. Each AFibber is different and I will continue
to follow more and more studies and new developments in
the final solution of heart rate problems. Will also make myself available to pass along my personal experiences. |
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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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