| Name | Harvey |
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| Location | U.S. |
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| Age | 45 |
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| Diagnosed condition | a fib |
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| Years with condition | Diagnosed 10-7-03 but have had undiagnosed simptoms for 2 years or more |
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| Frequency of episodes | up to 4 per day but only every 3-10 days |
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| Duration of episodes | 10-40 min |
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| Event preceding first AF | no |
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| General health | good health, do not smoke or drink , but over weight |
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| Current state | still have attacks able to work with very lite work load |
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| Triggers | at first all attacks would happen at rest most just after waking up in the morning. some after being active and then sitting down to rest for 15-20 min. I felt like heart always returned to NSR after.
now I am in constant AF and only have attacks when I over do it. or take hot shower. |
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| Preventions | dont take hot showers |
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| Current medications/side effects | I am on diltiazem 30mg 4times a day
swelling in legs not bad but it seams to irritate verecose veins.
asprin 81mg a day / no side effects |
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| Past medications/side effects | none |
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| History of surgery | none |
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| Future plans | wating on doctor |
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| Personal comments | hope this turns out ok |
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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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