AFibbers Database: Rich Lew

Name	Rich Lew
Location	Ann Arbor, MI
Age	52
Diagnosed condition	AF
Years with condition	20
Frequency of episodes	Yearly becoming daily
Duration of episodes	minutes becoming hours
Event preceding first AF	none
General health	good health, seasonal mood disorder tendancies, anemia diagnosed in late winter several times
Current state	becoming more frequent and of longer duration with greater effect on total well being
Triggers	over use of alcohol and smokey bars. Stress, both physical and mental. High salt intake, monosodium glutimate suspect too. Food specific related instances numerous
Preventions	banana a or kiwi a day seemed to work along with supplements. Excercise increases seemed to be very effective in the past.
Current medications/side effects	Propranol available, no longer used intermittently as needed.
Past medications/side effects	Missed the blues and left a low dosage of antidepressants behind. Funny, I don't remember having many episodes during that period of time now tha I look back
History of surgery	None except tonsils as a child
Future plans	Keep finding out more, look at beta-blockers, see Dr., ask about anti-depressant relationships
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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