AFibbers Database: Michele

Name	Michele
Location	Pennsylvania
Age	43
Diagnosed condition	lone af
Years with condition	20
Frequency of episodes	every 4 or 5 months
Duration of episodes	24 hours
Event preceding first AF	stress
General health	good, non smoker, non drinker,
Current state	presently experiencing more episodes
Triggers	caffiene, chocolate, coming down from stress, over-eating
Preventions	none
Current medications/side effects	rythmol during an attack (600 mg. all at once), atenolol(25 mg. daily) Aspirin, 81mg. daily, vitamin supplement, extra magnesium
Past medications/side effects	lanoxin, propranolol
History of surgery	none
Future plans	have plans to be evaluated at the Cleveland Clinic.
Personal comments	My doctor is treating me as if I have the adrenergic type, I believe I have a tendency towards vagal or at least mixed type. I think he believes I am just a 40 year old menopausal neurotic woman. Women shouldn't ask questions!!!
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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