 | AFibbers Database: Larry Morando |  |   |
| Name | Larry Morando |
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| Location | San Diego, California |
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| Age | 48 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Atrial fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | 5 |
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| General health | Non-smoker, occasional glass of wine |
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| Current state | permanent a-fib |
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| Triggers | The doctors have indicated that my atrial fibrillation was caused by a long period of hypertension. Also an enlarged heart. |
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| Current medications/side effects | Digoxin .25 mg daily
Warfarin 5 mg daily
Verapamil 240 mg daily |
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| Past medications/side effects | Amiodarone (Pacerone) tried last year. Stopped after 10 days with respiratory problems. |
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| Future plans | Investigating the feasibility of Dofilitide (Tikosyn) or Azimilide therapies. |
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| Personal comments | Suffered a stroke in October '96 during the initial episode of a-fib. Did not receive the medications in time to control the condition.
Drugs converted after about 3 months in a-fib the first time. No drug conversion since. |
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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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