Name | jackie martin |
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Location | usa |
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Age | 54 |
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Diagnosed condition | a fib, hypertension |
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Years with condition | 3 |
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Frequency of episodes | once a year |
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Duration of episodes | 5 hrs to 5 weeks- last one |
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Event preceding first AF | hormone changes menopause |
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General health | great |
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Current state | I just had a cardioversion for the 5 week afib |
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Triggers | hormone changes |
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Preventions | none that I know of |
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Current medications/side effects | was only on cardizem but since the cardioversion I am taking coumadin and rythmol- I feel a little dizzy on the rythmol but I take .5mg of ativan and that takes care of it |
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Past medications/side effects | cardizem
prempro- hormone replacement |
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History of surgery | none |
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Future plans | just wait and see since it is not so bad. |
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Personal comments | I have a family Hx of afib. My father and brother and sister all have/had it. My father was on quinadine for 20 yrs and then stopped at 40 yrs old and never had another episode again |
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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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