AFibbers Database: Andrew

Name	Andrew
Location	Australia
Age	52
Diagnosed condition	AF
Years with condition	3 years
Frequency of episodes	Chronic
Duration of episodes	30-40 hours before reversion (cardioversion)
Event preceding first AF	none
General health	Great health, slight chest congestion (allergies) all my life
Current state	Chronic
Triggers	Alcohol, stress, perhaps MSG,
Current medications/side effects	Amiodarone (CORDARONE), Persantin, Tenormin
Past medications/side effects	Sotalol, Tambacor, Flecinade, Rythmodene
History of surgery	None
Future plans	Need help
Personal comments	I am 52 years old, have been a health 'fanatic' all my life - extremely fit, healthy and disciplined. As a child I suffered some kind of rheumatic fever, then throughout my life I have been a highly allergic person to pollens, animals, straw, dust, feathers and certain foods (milk, MSG, some colorings and additives etc). I first started have heart 'flutters' about 3 years ago. My AF's have got worse as I have had more and more medications for the condition. I used to have them intermittantly now, now chronic ... meaning they are always there ... I can feel them currently 'beneath' the amiodarone I was put on 4 weeks ago. Have had 7x cardioversions in hospital since Xmas (6 months ago) and now it is suggested I have ablation therapy but I've yet to see any postings on the internet on any channel which yells success with this therapy - most say still need medication, many say had to have 2 or 3 and others say it didn't help at all. Would appreciate any comments from others.
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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