| Name | Dave |
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| Location | Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Age | 49 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | Diagnosed Sept 2003, suspect it has existed for years |
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| Frequency of episodes | Four per week |
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| Duration of episodes | short about 15 minutes to an hour or so |
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| Event preceding first AF | Don't know |
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| General health | Good, non smoker, drinking TBD based on correlation to Afib |
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| Current state | Definitely Paroxysmal |
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| Triggers | Stress and fatigue especially when combined with alcohol
Does not seem to be caffeine related |
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| Preventions | relaxation seems to help quite a bit |
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| Current medications/side effects | Zantac 150 mg twice a day
Warfarin Sod 7.5 - 10 once a day (still adjusting)
Diltiazen 180 mg twice a day
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| Past medications/side effects | None |
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| History of surgery | None |
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| Future plans | Try to limit time in afib
Getting married Feb 15, 2004
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| Personal comments | Just getting started on this journey |
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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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