AFibbers Database: Bill Bissell

Name	Bill Bissell
Location	USA
Age	63
Diagnosed condition	atrial fibrillation
Years with condition	recently diagnosed
Frequency of episodes	first episode
Duration of episodes	unknown
Event preceding first AF	unknown
General health	smoker, rarely drink
Current state	on coumadin....scheduled for cardioversion on 1//10/01
Triggers	I have no idea what triggered the a fib or how long I had it before being diagnosed. I was in the emergency room at the hospital with gall bladder problem, was given an ECG which showed a fib.
Current medications/side effects	Coumadin - (5mg)for about 35 days and protime almost weekly remains at desired level. Lanoxin - also for 35 days I have not noticed any side effects from either medication
History of surgery	2 medial cartilege right knee surgeries (1971 and arthoscopy 1987) gall bladder removed December 2000 salivary gland removed approx. 1990
Future plans	scheduled for cardioversion on 1/10/01 continue my normal schedule and activities
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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