AFibbers Database: Claude Martin

Name	Claude Martin
Location	Miami, OK
Age	62
Diagnosed condition	Oct 2000
Years with condition	Oct 2000 until present
Frequency of episodes	always until Tikosyn
Duration of episodes	From Oct 2000 until Feb 2002 when I started taken Tikosyn
Event preceding first AF	Asthmatic
General health	asthmatic, non-smoker, non-drinker
Current state	sinus sence Feb 2002, however I always feal it may return, the afib that is.
Triggers	None known, was feeling weak and had shortness of breath in Oct 2000, check with family doctor and was diagnosed with afib at that time, was hospital, doctor tried to get my heart in sinus and the bpm (200-250) lowered. Got my bpm lowered, however failed to get my heart sinus. Tried numerous med to get sinus. Continued to be a Afiber until Feb 2002, at that time I was hospitalized for three days, started tikosyn. Have been sinus sence then. Hope I never return to an afib???
Preventions	None
Current medications/side effects	Tikosyn, Norvase, Digitek, Advair, Singular, Albuterol, Warfarin, Protonix and Terazosin. None: Just too many meds.
Past medications/side effects	Altace, Propafenone, Toprol, Tambocar and Rythmol. Side effect: None, these med just did not do any good.
History of surgery	None
Future plans	Good to be on Tikosyn (my life saver), hope it continue to get the job done. Retired, visit with the grand baby's.....
Personal comments	Tikosyn was realy a life saver for me, I could feel myself getting weaker and weaker, until I started taken tikosyn.
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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