| Name | pat K |
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| Location | florida, USA |
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| Age | 52 |
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| Diagnosed condition | atrial fib |
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| Years with condition | 3 months |
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| Frequency of episodes | several times a day |
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| Duration of episodes | hard to say, dr. says after stress test I am always in AFib |
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| Event preceding first AF | flu |
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| General health | gave up smoking when ge afib, used to have occassional beer |
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| Current state | going to get electrical conversion , in Afib presently |
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| Triggers | lying on left side at night, when resting.In whirlpool/hot tub (thinks its from masssaging effect on back), when walking round shops. Hard to say, it just sets off when I least expect it, and have to sit and rest when its uncomfortable. |
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| Preventions | still looking |
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| Current medications/side effects | sotalol, verapamil, cumadin
fuzzy head, tired. Blood pressure and pulse rate are kept very low purposefully, makes me feel tired. |
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| Past medications/side effects | none |
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| History of surgery | Congenital defect. Tetralogy of Fallot
Left blalock at 7, further surgery at 20.
Appendicitus a couple of months ago. |
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| Future plans | electrical conversion |
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| Personal comments | Rather a nuisance, be glad to get rid of it ;-) |
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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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