AFibbers Database: Brent Fidler

Name	Brent Fidler
Location	Hickory, NC
Age	39
Diagnosed condition	Lone Atrial Fibrillation
Years with condition	17
Frequency of episodes	approx every 6 months
Duration of episodes	permanent until electrocardioversion
Event preceding first AF	none
General health	Excellent health
Current state	Sinus rhythm
Triggers	Alcohol, very cold/frozen drinks, stress, extended anaerobic exercise
Preventions	Magnesium and Potassium supplements
Current medications/side effects	Propafenone 150 mg x 3 per day, Magnesium and Potassium supplements.
Past medications/side effects	Coumadin and Flecanide
History of surgery	May 2005, Ablation surgery
Future plans	Possible Pulmonary Vein Isolation if condition continues
Personal comments	The first time I got AF was in 1991 when I was 22 years old. I had an electrocardioversion after coumadin therapy. I stayed in sinus rhythym until December 2001. Since then AF has returned at least every six months. I have had four electrocardioversions since then. I am baffled. Although I do have a family history of deaths from heart attack, my heart has no signs of structural defects whatsoever. I lead an exceptionally healthy lifestyle. I am a triathlete, competitive water skier, and weight lifter with 7% body fat. I maintain healthy eating habits and never indulge in caffeine or tobacco. I do drink on average one alcoholic drink per day. I have a very stressful job as President of a safety product manufacturing company. But that and possibly the little alcohol are the only things that I feel could be causing my AF.
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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