AFibbers Database: bevkus

Name	bevkus
Location	U.S.
Age	47
Diagnosed condition	Afib
Years with condition	14
Frequency of episodes	Varies greatly. Atleast once a week
Duration of episodes	2 to 3 days
Event preceding first AF	hysterectomy
General health	fair. Arthritus, migraines, no caffiene, no alcohol, no smoking
Current state	not cured, depressed with the whole thing
Triggers	none
Preventions	none
Current medications/side effects	none.
Past medications/side effects	There are to many to remember. The doctors tried all kinds of available medicines. Either they didn't work or the side effects were unbearable. The latest one was Amioderone. That didn't work either. In fact I think it made it worse.
History of surgery	March 1991-cardiac ablation which failed, and a single chamber pacer installed. May 1991-Another cardiac ablation witch failed and a dual chamber pacer installed. November 1998-Pacer was changed.
Future plans	unknown
Personal comments	I am trying to get information on what is new out there. If I can find something to take to the doctor, maybe we can try something different. I really don't have much hope of finding anything with the way my chemistry works.
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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