AFibbers Database: Don Pendleton

Name	Don Pendleton
Location	United States
Age	30
Diagnosed condition	LAF
Years with condition	4
Frequency of episodes	3 x year
Duration of episodes	average 8 hours
Event preceding first AF	alcohol consumption
General health	ex-smoker, underweight
Current state	sinus rhythm
Triggers	stress (emotional, physical) alcohol, caffeine smoking more than usual not enough sleep exertion nerves
Preventions	stress reduction, hydration (drinking water) plenty of rest... avoiding the triggers
Current medications/side effects	none currently
Past medications/side effects	beta blockers in past left me fatigued/blurry headed digoxin...made me nervous/visual disturbances/shortness of breath
History of surgery	none major
Future plans	stick to regimine of stress reduction/trigger avoidance. see my cardiologist for updates and try to stay positive through everything
Personal comments	a tough spell, very hard for me to adjust to the life changes but things could be worse.
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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