AFibbers Database: Fran Messmore wife of Larry with afib

Name	Fran Messmore wife of Larry with afib
Location	Naples, Florida, USA
Age	56
Diagnosed condition	Afib, Mild congestive lung,
Years with condition	2
Frequency of episodes	8 or 10 a year depending on stress
Duration of episodes	He was in the hospital 8 hours ER, sent home still in afib.
Event preceding first AF	Previous smoking, drinking, Viet Nam vet.
General health	asthma, arthritis, dental problems
Current state	medical leave from work
Triggers	Christmas, Easter, Vacation, pressure at work. At the hospital he was on EKG for 7 hours when I got to the ER, I was allowed to give him the fresh vegetable juice I brought, 20 min later he converted, then went back to afib. He trys not to use his inhailers for his lungs, seems they may trigger the afib for him.
Preventions	keeping calm
Current medications/side effects	Verapamil, Armour Thyroid, Terazosin, Digitek, coumadin, amiodarone, tylenol, albuterol, seravent
Past medications/side effects	Vioxx
History of surgery	carpel tunnel, war wounds
Future plans	Doctor wants to put him out and shock his heart when they get his coumadin level right. I am afraid of this.
Personal comments	Doctors are not looking for the answer. They are collecting our money and doing just fine. I have heard this could be electrical, or fungal, but good nutrition will help.
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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