| Name | R Krieger |
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| Location | South Carolina, USA |
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| Age | 44 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Atrial Fib |
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| Years with condition | 12 |
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| Frequency of episodes | twice per year (while on flecanide) |
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| Duration of episodes | 6hrs - 2 days |
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| Event preceding first AF | Sleep Apnea |
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| General health | Good health |
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| Current state | Mostly under control with medication |
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| Triggers | Coughing or holding my breath while bending over.
Sleeping without a cpap (or losing air pressure) |
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| Preventions | Medicine |
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| Current medications/side effects | Rhythmol (on it for 1 week now) the only side effect is the bad taste in my mouth.
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| Past medications/side effects | I was on flecanide (Tambocor) for 12 years prior. I did not notice any side effects. |
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| History of surgery | No previous heart surgeries. I have had surgeries for broken bones. |
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| Future plans | On Rhythmol now. If this does not stop the episodes, the doctor recommends ablation. |
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| Personal comments | On the flecanide, I could feel a pain in my chest when I forgot a pill. This helped me to remember to take them.
My mother and my Aunt both had Attrial Fib and my mother says her grandmother probably did as well. |
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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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