AFibbers Database: Kathleen

Name	Kathleen
Location	Edmonton, Canada
Age	33
Diagnosed condition	Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (primarily vagal), flutter, SVT
Years with condition	1 year (diagnosed)
Frequency of episodes	Once a day
Duration of episodes	5min - 72 hours
Event preceding first AF	none
General health	Smoker
Current state	OK, living with it
Triggers	caffeine chocolate rest AFTER exertion cold drinks/ice cream MSG stress slouching down when sitting bending over laying on left side
Preventions	???
Current medications/side effects	Verapamil 360 SR/day - makes me bloated, tired, & constipated, but noticeably reduces frequency & severity of AF episodes. Seems to be raising blood pressure a bit though. Rhythmol - 150mgx3 day - makes me a little dizzy but OK Aspirin 81mg/day
Past medications/side effects	Metprolol - 3 trips to the ER as BP dropped & I'd pass out...wake up to speeding heart (though not necessarily in AFIB), shaking all over & short of breath,
History of surgery	None
Future plans	Wait & see... if Verapamil keeps the episodes down. Considering the mini-maze
Personal comments	I'd do anything for an iced cappucino that wouldn't set off the AF!
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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