AFibbers Database: claire

Name	claire
Location	ca
Age	60
Diagnosed condition	A F
Years with condition	8
Frequency of episodes	2-3x a year
Duration of episodes	12-24 hrs
Event preceding first AF	major family episode
General health	non smoker-ex drinker
Current state	good
Triggers	Stress anger saddness
Preventions	avoid anger and stress
Current medications/side effects	propafenone i50-3x a day coumaden 2mg one day -4mg the next at this time thyroid 50mg metoprolol 50mg at bedtime with propafenone Been on propafenone for 3 months,since my last episode,feel blurred vision at times aches but seems to have settled the heart so far,am seeing the cardiolagist tomorrow will see if I should reduce the dosage.
Past medications/side effects	metoprolol 2x a day-felt sluggish/ I convinced my Dr. to take me off Beta Bockers,than had an episode in Aug. and another in Sept went dack on then another one in TX. Ishould say that my 2 previous ones I wascardio converted,but my last one was with medicine,felt much better being cardio converted
History of surgery	Had an angiogram 8 years ago which when I was on the table my heart went array thus A F was the the result and to this day giving me problems. I had a low ejection fraction 35%now is 59% and steady.
Future plans	Looking at Ablation-but my DR. seems to think I should try the defibrillater-meds at this time
Personal comments	Like many comments I am in constant worry about travelling and where this led.My fear is going for surgery and will it control this for many years,I feel with time surgery will get better and more effective
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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