AFibbers Database: Anmarie

Name	Anmarie
Location	Kalamazoo, Michigan USA
Age	30
Diagnosed condition	irregular heart rythm, paroxysmal afib, accelerated av conduction, hypertension
Years with condition	irregular heart rythm=5 yrs, first afib occurence=2 yrs ago
Frequency of episodes	3 occurences in 2 yrs
Duration of episodes	longest was 8 hrs w/out cardioversion, was shocked other 2 times
Event preceding first AF	none
General health	excellent, could find no cause for high blood pressure
Current state	in fine health other than when afib hits
Triggers	Drs have never determined a true trigger for me, but have advised me to stay away from caffeine, nicotine, any kind of stimulants.
Preventions	none
Current medications/side effects	I am currently taking Verapamil ER 240mg, Dyrenium 100mg 2X, Potassium, Magnesium, and Baby Aspirin 81mg under Dr's direction. And I do also use St John's Wort and Vitamin E on my own, but Dr is aware of it. No side effects. But Verapamil has in no way slowed my bpms the way they had hoped. Dyrenium has helped my high blood pressure.
Past medications/side effects	Prinivil, no side effects.
History of surgery	no real surgery, have had EP Study done though. Discovered my problem lies on the left side of my heart, not the right side, so no ablation was done at that time. They decided the procedure was too dangerous to attempt at that time.
Future plans	After 3 attacks of afib at over 300bpm on each occasion, my cardiologist referred me to a Dr at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He has agreed that I am a good candidate for radio-frequency ablation and I will undergo that procedure as soon as he has an opening.
Personal comments	After reading many of the posts on the afib site, it seems like many people live with afib on a daily basis with a lower intensity. I sypathize with those people, it must be extremely uncomfortable! I guess I'd rather only have it once in a great while at higher intensity, but it is scary when it feels like your chest is going to explode!
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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