| Name | Anon |
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| Location | MI |
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| Age | 55 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Atrial Fibrillation with rapid ventricular response |
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| Years with condition | 3.5 |
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| Frequency of episodes | chronic |
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| Duration of episodes | chronic |
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| Event preceding first AF | bronchitis and/or migraine |
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| General health | Good before Afib |
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| Current state | pretty ill - now have cardiomyopathy |
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| Triggers | Gluten
MSG
Lack of sleep
Lack of food
Chocolate
Caffeine
Lay on left side
Lay on back
Stress
Electrolyte inbalance (esp. low magnesium and potassium)
Physical activity
Low magnesium
Low potassium |
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| Preventions | Gluten free diet
Better sleep habits
Better eating habits
Stress reduction
Improvement of electrolyte inbalance
High doses of magnesium (glycinate or orotate)
Nutrient IVs twice a week with 2grams of magnesium
Increase potassium consuption - from food
Improve hypothyroid |
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| Current medications/side effects | Coreg/cough with high dose, very little improvement
Coumadin/menstrual hemorrhage, inflammation, allergic to warfarin - must use non-generic
Armour Thyroid/none |
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| Past medications/side effects | Amiodarone/increased afib
Toprol/cough, decreased BP, no improvement
Metropolol/cough, decreased BP, no improvement
Lisiniprol/decreased BP, no improvement
Digoxin/inceased afib, no improvement
Lasix/affected electrolytes/don't have a fluid problem
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| History of surgery | Catherization - no cardiac issues. |
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| Future plans | Possibly ICD pacing and/or pulmonary vein ablation. |
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| Personal comments | Supplements and gluten free diet have given greatest refief. I was malabsorbing before finding gluten intolerance. Correcting the electrolyte inbalance is causing improvement. This has included having nutrient IVs. |
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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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