AFibbers Database: Marianne

Name	Marianne
Location	Lexington, KY
Age	52
Diagnosed condition	Paroxysmal AF
Years with condition	15
Frequency of episodes	1x/month or less
Duration of episodes	3-4 hours but has been up to 36 hours
Event preceding first AF	migraine
General health	non-smoker, non-drinker, diabetic type II
Current state	waiting for first ablation in September 09
Triggers	exhaustion, insomnia, stress, anxiety
Preventions	Getting plenty of sleep, taking Ativan at first sign of agitation
Current medications/side effects	Tambocor - 150mg b.i.d., Cartia XL 240mg -q.d., Digoxin .125mg - q.d. No appreciable side effects
Past medications/side effects	Verapamil - extreme weariness and sluggishness, poor brain function and response Sotalol - no side effects, and no effect on AF Metoprolol - no effect on AF
History of surgery	Tonsillectomy, Septiplasty
Future plans	PVA on 09/09/09 -
Personal comments	I've gotten to the point where the AF episodes have become disruptive and annoying, so it's time to try the ablation.
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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