AFibbers Database: Maryann

Name	Maryann
Location	Wisconsin
Age	56
Diagnosed condition	Atrial Fibrillation
Years with condition	2 1/2
Frequency of episodes	daily - sometime 4-5 x day
Duration of episodes	2 minutes to hour
Event preceding first AF	none
General health	high blood pressure/1year; overweight
Current state	Had ablation surgery in July, afib still present and more frequent 7 months later
Triggers	caffeine, sugar, over-exertion,
Current medications/side effects	coumadin (warfarin), sotalol, side effects = dizziness, stomach upset, exhaustion, lack of strength,
History of surgery	Had VATS Microwave surgery in July 2005. Minimally invasive, 6 small incisions. Up to 4 months later doing very well with perhaps 2 episodes of Afib a week (lasting only 2 minutes each time) Within last 2 months Afib has increased and side symptoms of dizziness, exhaustion have increased.
Future plans	Pray alot.
Personal comments	Very difficult and life-changing illness, full of uncertainty and frustration.
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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