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Report #2824256

Received Feb 3, 2025

ER / ED visitOffice visit
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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
68 yrs
State
TX
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Jun 3, 2021
Onset
Jul 18, 2021
Days to onset
45
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (PFIZER-BIONTECH))PFIZER\BIONTECH2EWO185SYR / LA

Symptoms (3)

Atrial fibrillationCardiac ablationCardiac monitoring

Symptom narrative

A few weeks after my second covid vaccine I began having Atrial Fibrillation episodes. ( I took the first dose on May 13, 2021 at the same store; Pfizer EW0168) I saw a cardiologist who had me monitored for several weeks. He diagnosed me with Afib somewhere around September 2021. While I previously did have arrythmia (well-controlled through a small dosage of metoprolol) I had never had Afib before I took the Covid vaccine. I continued having Afib episodes approximately every 5-6 weeks, each lasting 24-36 hours, until June 2023, when I had an episode that lasted 5 days. I went to the ER after the first 2 days and they encouraged me to follow up with my cardiologist. He encouraged me to be cardioverted, but my Afib episode ended on its own. However, I did begin taking Multaq, an anti-arrythmic medicated to control the Afib, which it did quite well, but caused some unpleasant side effects. In April 2023 I received an ablation by a different cardiologist (by this time we had moved to Texas.) After the ablation, as of this date, I have had no more episodes of Afib.

Current illness

none

Medical history

arrythmia, low thyroid

Other medications

Levothyroxine, Metoprolol, calcium, multivitamin

Allergies

None

Lab data

Dr would have the results of the heart monitoring, as well as the report from the hospital when I had the longer lasting episode. I do not have the dates, but the heart monitoring was around August/September 2021. The ER visit was June 2023. Dr will have the information regarding the ablation. It was done April 19, 2024