AFibbers Database: Mark Richard

Name	Mark Richard
Location	Vacaville, California
Age	38
Diagnosed condition	afib
Years with condition	3
Frequency of episodes	a few times a week.
Duration of episodes	Lasts for several months and then goes away.
General health	non smoker, drink rarely( 6 times a year)
Current state	Much better now!
Triggers	alcohol, spicy food, lack of sleep, heartburn, stress.
Preventions	Tagamet , Tums.
Current medications/side effects	Tagamet, no side effects that I can tell. Possibly constipation?
Past medications/side effects	no previous meds.
History of surgery	none.
Future plans	Stop taking Tagamet and try to controll my diet so that I don't get heartburn. I have had a problem with acid reflux for about 3 years now. I never put the two together until I saw a site on the internet about the possible relationship between afib and gerd. As soon as I took Tagamet my afib stopped. Its been several weeks now and no afib.
Personal comments	Stop taking Tagamet and try to controll my diet so that I don't get heartburn. I have had a problem with acid reflux for about 3 years now. I never put the two together until I saw a site on the internet about the possible relationship between afib and gerd. As soon as I took Tagamet my afib stopped. Its been several weeks now and no afib.
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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