| Name | Dan |
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| Location | Silver Spring, Maryland, USA |
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| Age | 37 |
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| Diagnosed condition | chronic atrial fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | 15 |
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| Frequency of episodes | Continuous without medication; Every 1-2 weeks with medications |
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| Duration of episodes | Continuous without medication; 30+ minutes with medications |
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| Event preceding first AF | First diagnosed while in recovery after appendectomy |
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| General health | Good, but high cholesterol |
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| Current state | Managed |
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| Triggers | Decongestants
Caffeine
High stress |
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| Current medications/side effects | Toprol, Flecinide, Coumadin |
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| Past medications/side effects | Lanoxin |
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| History of surgery | Pulmonary Vein Ablation #1 = December 2002
Pulmonary Vein Ablation #2 = December 2003 |
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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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