| Name | Sheri |
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| Location | Virginia |
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| Age | 62 |
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| Diagnosed condition | afib |
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| Years with condition | 6 months |
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| Frequency of episodes | 2 |
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| Duration of episodes | 1st -had cardioversion , 2nd-heart converted medication changed |
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| Event preceding first AF | exhaustion, shortness of breath |
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| General health | excellent |
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| Current state | good |
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| Triggers | currently on-sotalol, unsure if dosage is corect. I do not know when it happens so it is hard to even know what triggers it. Have cut out alcohol, 1 cup coffee per day, exercise constantly. I am frustrated since I cannot pinpoint any trigger and medication is not completely taking care of the problem. |
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| Preventions | I don't know how to prevent it since I have no symtoms until I have been in afib for a period of time. |
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| Current medications/side effects | sotalol-seems to make me tired at times
ramapril-no side effects
coumadin-blood checks, level is not consistent
lexapro-no side effects |
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| History of surgery | Dec-hospitalized with afib, high blood pressure, enlarged heart (upper chambers) and low pumping function. Had the catheter test and ecc showed no blockages. Cardioversion in Jan-worked and put on sotalol. June- hospitilized for afib heart converted after higher dosage of sotolal. ECC showed heart normal and pumping function 60. |
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| Future plans | I want to get this under control so that I can live a normal life.
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| Personal comments | This is the first major illness I have ever had. I want to learn as much as I can and seek the best treatment possible. It is so frustrating not to know when it happens or why. I ignored symtoms in Dec thnking I was recovering from the flu but now I know I must take my blood pressure and monitor my heartbeat to avoid further issues |
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| 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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