| Name | Bill M |
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| Location | Easton, PA |
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| Age | 39 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Paroxsysmal Atrial Fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | 6 |
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| Frequency of episodes | 1 - 2 times per month |
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| Duration of episodes | 30 minutes to several hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | Caffiene, Alcohol |
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| General health | Gerd, moderate drinker, overweight, don't exercise |
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| Current state | Well controlled. No hospitalizations since 2000 |
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| Triggers | Exercise after drinking, too much caffiene, taking decongestants (i.e. tylenol sinus, Nyquil). |
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| Preventions | Limited drinking, no caffiene intake. |
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| Current medications/side effects | Tambocor 100mg / twice a day. Makes me tired and a little jittery.
Diltiezem 180mg / once a day. Tiredness.
Protonix for Gerd
Asprin 81mg / once a day |
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| Past medications/side effects | Betapace 120mg twice a day - Hated it. Caused sexual side effects. Made me constantly tired.
Lopressor / Digoxin - this was the first combo I was on and I felt awful until I stopped the Digoxin. Had breakthrough episodes and was hospitalized and put on Betapace. |
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| History of surgery | None. |
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| Future plans | Waiting for the Afib RF ablation techniques to mature to a point where I am a candidate for this. |
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| Personal comments | Being on Tambocor has been an issue because of the number of other drugs that I cannot take because of potential interactions.
Being tired all the time cretainly does not help matters either.... |
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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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