AFibbers Database: John Fraser

Name	John Fraser
Location	Vancouver Canada
Age	66
Diagnosed condition	AF
Years with condition	1 year
Frequency of episodes	off & on, mostly on.
Duration of episodes	off 2-3 weeks
Event preceding first AF	thyroid problem, perhaps
General health	non smoker . Mod drinker
Current state	good health
Triggers	don't know
Current medications/side effects	currently only on coumadin
Past medications/side effects	very shakey while using & trying Propafenone for a couple of days, which worked for two weeks. Amederone caused visual halos. Also tried cardiversion which worked for a couple of weeks.
Future plans	none
Personal comments	I have heard that new evidence (Archives of Internal Medicin (Oct 22/2001)is that the drugs to cure AF are being found to be not worth the risks.
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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