AFibbers Database: Dorothy

Name	Dorothy
Location	Houston, TX
Age	58
Diagnosed condition	lone paroxsmal a-fib, sick sinus syndrome
Years with condition	15
Frequency of episodes	varies-
Duration of episodes	3 minutes - 2 weeks
Event preceding first AF	none
General health	drinker
Current state	NSR while on amiodarone, taking ToprolXL for PACS & PVCs
Triggers	I have no known triggers other than dehydration. Have to be careful to dring plenty of water especially after exercising or before flying. As far drinking goes, its not necessarily a trigger, unless I have more than 2 glasses of wine. Exercise used to be a trigger but since I was finally diagnosed with a-fib 3 years, I haven't been up to too much exercise.
Current medications/side effects	amiodarone - 200 mg./day - tired, no side effects to date toxprolXL - 50 mg./day - tired, low blood pressure coumadin - 4mcg./day - losing hair, bruising.
Past medications/side effects	rhythmol, betapace, cardiazem - ended up with pacemaker because of low heart rate (it would drop into low 30's while on these various medications. Amiodarone is the only thing that's worked for me.
Future plans	I'm going to see an ep at Texas Heart Institute in Houston. He works with Michael Duncan, who is performing the Maze at St.Lukes. In the meantime, I'm staying on the amiodarone. Hopefull, something better will come along for me. My cardio has talked about the new AF suppression pacemaker and also he feels there is a new procedure coming along where a maze-like procedure can be done with cathethers.
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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