| Name | Janet |
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| Location | Colorado |
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| Age | 42 |
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| Diagnosed condition | 2005 |
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| Years with condition | 1.5 |
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| Frequency of episodes | about once a month |
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| Duration of episodes | 1-45 min |
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| Event preceding first AF | running intensely on treadmill |
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| General health | excellent health, non-smoker/drinker |
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| Current state | manage episodes, but annoying |
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| Triggers | caffeine, stress, exercise, dehydration |
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| Preventions | avoid caffeine, stay well-hydrated, able to stop an attack by holding my breath, vasalva maneuver, or bearing down. |
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| Current medications/side effects | None. |
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| Past medications/side effects | None. |
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| History of surgery | I am taking a "wait and see" approach to an ablation. |
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| Future plans | Cardiologist says he will do an ablation when I want it. It depends on how much it bothers me. Right now, I am living with it, but it annoys me that it affects my running. I am able to stop running when an attack happens, stop the attack, and continue running, but I am not sure how long I can get away with this. |
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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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