AFibbers Database: Phil Stumpf

Name	Phil Stumpf
Location	Pitman, New Jersey, USA
Age	73
Diagnosed condition	Palpitations, normal rate (60bpm)
Years with condition	1
Frequency of episodes	2-3 times a week,almost exclusively post-prandial
Duration of episodes	1-4 hours
Event preceding first AF	None
General health	Doctoring for Osteoarthritis,osteoporosis,high cholesterol (all controlled)
Current state	Generally in good health,quite active (mentally & physically)
Triggers	I still have not developed a pattern of triggers, but I am keeping a diary. Sometimes, alcohol triggers, other times, it does not. Overeating, sometimes. Overdoing physically, sometimes.
Preventions	I have tried the following, sometimes successful. 2-3 Tums. Running up and down stairs a few times. Lying down on my right side (never left side).
Current medications/side effects	Tenormin (25mg, morning and night) Fosamax, 70mg, 1x/wk. for Osteoporosis. Lipitor, 10mg, 1x @ night for high cholesterol. Prilosec, 20mg, 1x each morning for reflux. Flovent and Serevent, 2 puffs each morning to control mild Asthma. No noticeable side effects from any of the medications.
Past medications/side effects	None
History of surgery	None
Future plans	Continue with diary in hopes of determining a pattern. Keep a positive outlook. Continue to see my Internist, from time to time.
Personal comments	I had an Afib event in January 2001, 180bpm, lasted ~24 hrs. Went to ER overnight. Sent home with Tenormin (had been taking 1 Aspirin, previously). No more episodes until October, 2001, when palpitations started. Repeated good results from Stress Test, Echocardiagram, Blood work, Holter Monitor (naturally, no episodes in 24-hour period).
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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