AFibbers Database: Jeff R

Name	Jeff R
Location	Los Angeles, USA
Age	42
Diagnosed condition	Atrial Flutter and Afip
Years with condition	10
Frequency of episodes	Every 2 - 4 weeks
Duration of episodes	1-12 hours
Event preceding first AF	None
General health	Good
Current state	No change...episodes every 2 -4 weeks
Triggers	Indigestion, Intense Exercise, Bending Over Quickly with full stomach. PACs always precede an episode
Preventions	Eat smaller meals throughout the day, avoid fatty/oily food, avoid strenuous activity and stress when PACs are present, avoid alcohol & caffeine
Current medications/side effects	Atenolol 50 mg (no side effects)
Past medications/side effects	None
History of surgery	EP Study Dec 2002, RF Ablation Jan 2004 (failed), EP Study & RF Ablation April 2005
Future plans	EP Study in 2005 discovered 3 flutter circuits on the right side of the heart and Afib on the left side. Flutter ablated....determined too risky to go after Afib. Will wait and see if I can live with Afib alone...I was more intolerant to the flutter....
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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