| Name | Maria |
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| Location | Los Angeles, CA |
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| Age | 44 |
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| Diagnosed condition | atrial fibrillation, atrial tachycardia |
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| Years with condition | 5 months |
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| Frequency of episodes | once every week |
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| Duration of episodes | 18 - 44 hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | hysterectomy |
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| General health | smoker |
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| Current state | frequent episodes |
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| Triggers | caffeine
MSG
Excedrin |
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| Preventions | no caffeine
no MSG containing foods
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| Current medications/side effects | Sotalol 160 mg 2x/day - very slow heartbeat (45-55 beats per minute) causing very strong heart contractions; tiredness; but when in a-fib, erratic heart rate max is 130 bpm |
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| Past medications/side effects | Tambacor 50 mg 2x/day with Atenolol 50 mg 2x/day - experienced a-fib every 2-3 days lasting 8 - 44 hours with erratic heart rate from 60 to 170 bpm
Tambacor 100 mg 2x/day - same as 50 mg
Tambacor 150 mg 2x/day - same as 50 mg
Sotalol 80 mg 2x/day - no difference
Sotalol 120 mg 2x/day - no difference |
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| History of surgery | hysterectomy
myomectomy
lasik eye surgery
wrist surgery
arthroscopic knee surgery |
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| Future plans | focal point catheter ablation or pulmonary vein ablation |
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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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