| Name | Anonymous |
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| Location | USA |
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| Age | 54 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Lone AFIB |
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| Years with condition | First episode in 1973 at age 24 |
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| Frequency of episodes | Once every few years at first then once a year then steady but in NSR for last 6 years with Amioderone |
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| Duration of episodes | Converted in 1 day with assistance |
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| Event preceding first AF | Lots of stress |
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| General health | Excellent |
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| Current state | Cutting amioderone dose to 100 mg/day and increasing dietary supplements to hopefully stay in NSR |
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| Triggers | STRESS
alcohol
dehydration |
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| Current medications/side effects | Amioderone 100mg/day (was at 200 mg/day) - I feel fine on it but my liver emzyme and TSH levels are going out of the normal range. I have chosen to taper off the amioderone rather than damage my other organs.
I also take coumadin and 1/2 asprin per day.
Now I have decided that I had better try to help my heart resist afib tendencies by modifying my diet and taking supplements that reduce arrythmias. (Mag Tab SR, Omega-3 oil, vitamin C and E) |
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| Past medications/side effects | digoxin |
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| Future plans | I have MASS, a connective tissue condition that includes mitral valve prolapse and top normal atria and aorta valve size, which probably predisposses me to AFIB. Also after an episode of AFIB in 1996 I threw a clot that fortunately lodged in a cardiac artery so instead of a stroke I had a modest heart attack. I hope to get my system more resistant to arrythmias so I can get fully off amioderone. I don't really want to take another antiarrythic drug unless it is effective without big side effects. I think we all would like to solve the cause of our afib and not to just try to "cure" it with heavy duty and very expensive drugs. If I can't keep in NSR I will hope that a non-invasive MAZE technique will be developed that will work. (I hope this happens soon to the benefit of everyone.) |
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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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