| Name | Ellen Gilmartin |
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| Location | NC, USA |
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| Age | 68 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Atrial Fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | Diagnosed April 2000 - may have been in Afib earlier and not known |
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| Frequency of episodes | Unknown - may have been experiencing Panic Attacks as well |
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| Duration of episodes | Minimum 1 hour; maximum 10 hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | No illness or major event that I was aware of |
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| General health | Osteoporosis diagnosed 12/13/00; Reflux (non smoker & non drinker) |
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| Current state | Started on Dofetilide (Tikosyn) Therapy on 10/9/00. Except for one 10 hr episode on 8/19/01, I have been in NSR for a year (10/10/01). |
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| Triggers | Unknown |
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| Preventions | Unknown |
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| Current medications/side effects | Dofetilide (Tikosyn), Antenolol, Coumadin
Side effects: None. What I thought might have been a side effect was finally diagnosed at compressure fractures of the back. |
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| Past medications/side effects | Sotalol; Flecainide; Verapamil; Lanoxin
I was in the hospital when EP put me on Sotalol and then Flecainide. These drugs did not agree with me - sick to my stomach, fatigue, etc.
Verapamil caused major constipation; other than that I did well on Verapamil - but I didn't like the idea of still being in AFib. |
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| History of surgery | While on a moniter, I registered three to 4 second pauses. A Kappa 700 Series Dual Pacemaker was implanted at Duke Medical Center on July 17, 2000. |
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| Future plans | Hopefully Dofetilide with hold tight the NSR and buy me some time until the BIG CURE becomes available.
I had considered AV Node Ablation. Half of the proceedure is already in place with the Pacemaker. The thoughts of no meds and no symptoms is very appealing. However, I do not favor being in permanent AFIB and no turning back. Despite what the medical world have told me, I cannot believe that permanent AFIB does not eventually affect the heart.
As far as Maze is concerned....I'm a wimp! |
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| Personal comments | I had six *unsuccessful* attempts with cardioversion - |
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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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