AFibbers Database: Thomas Roos

Name	Thomas Roos
Location	Bronx NY
Age	65
Diagnosed condition	lone a fib
Years with condition	18 yrs
Frequency of episodes	none since 2001
Duration of episodes	usually 2-3 days in ICU
Event preceding first AF	Stress/Divorce
General health	GOOD Still Working for Postal Service
Current state	I'm on 50 mgs of flecainide 2x a day for 14 Yrs Absolutely no episodes but because of my age my md wants me to go on xarelto or something similar and thats really got me worried.
Triggers	They never could find any.I had 5 episodes from 1996 to 2001. Four hospital stays, 2 electrical cardioversions,and have been fine ever since,but I do take 50mgs 2x a day of flecainide acetate.
Current medications/side effects	Just drowsiness
Personal comments	I don't want to go on blood thinners but My MD might be right.
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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