| Name | Robbie Anne |
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| Location | Mid Michigan USA |
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| Age | 49 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Paroxsysmal Atrial Fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | less than one |
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| Frequency of episodes | only 2 so far |
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| Duration of episodes | 2-6 hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | Menopause and hot flashes are all I can think may be related |
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| General health | ex smoker, occasional drinker |
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| Current state | Controlled |
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| Triggers | Bending down to pick things up from ground the first time.
The second time I had a severe headache and took some Tylenol with ice water, then the fib started. |
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| Current medications/side effects | Cardizem 120 mg once daily, Rhythmol 150 mg twice daily, Premarin once daily, Ultram for arthritic pain. |
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| History of surgery | Cholecystectomy 1987.
Hysterectomy with retention of ovaries in 1995. |
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| Future plans | Considering the Pulmonary Vein Isolation (Ablation) procedure as soon as I feel they have perfected it a bit more or if the meds I am taking stop working... Whichever comes first. |
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| Personal comments | Very frightening experience for sure.
I do consider myself lucky though as I work in the Cardio-Pulmonary Dept of a hospital and have frequent contact with Cardiologists so I can bounce things off of them so to speak.
My initial bout of A fib happened while at work and landed me in the ICU very quickly. I don't care to repeat this...
It took 6 hours and Cardizem, Lanoxin, Rhythmol and Procanamide to convert me. |
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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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