Location | US | 72 | UK | 15 | Canada | 13 | Australia | 1 | Ireland | 1 | Norway | 1 | South Africa | 1 | Switzerland | 1 |
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Current Age |
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Maximum | 76 |
Average | 51.74 |
Minimum | 18 |
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Age Diagnosed |
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Maximum | 75 |
Average | 45.62 |
Minimum | 14 |
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How Long |
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Maximum | 30 |
Average | 6 |
Minimum | 0.17 |
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Frequency of episodes | This is so variable I was unable to gather any common information
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General Health | excellent | 19 | good | 40 | poor | 2 | | | athletic | 5 | fit | 8 | active | 12 | overweight | 7 | moderate drinker | 11 | light drinker | 27 | non drinker | 13 | stopped drinking | 4 | smoker | 2 | non smoker | 43 | stopped smoking | 12 | | | asthma/respiratory allergies | 7 | arthritis | 3 | diabetes | 3 | gerd | 3 | high cholestrol | 3 | hypertension | 12 | | |
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Triggers | excercise | 19 | resting after exercise | 13 | fatigue | 13 | rest | 6 | sleep | 9 | insomnia | 6 | lying down (often on the left) | 10 | bending | 10 | standing too quickly | 3 | anxiety | 7 | stress | 38 | recovering after stressful event | 5 | alcohol | 30 | caffeine | 26 | chocolate | 11 | MSG | 12 | spicy food | 6 | sugar | 5 | after eating | 3 | eating | 5 | large meals (often late evening) | 17 | cold drinks | 8 | empty stomach | 3 | digestive promlems | 3 |
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Preventions | Apart from avoiding triggers very little to report. Some people find light exercise will help them revert back to NSR once they have been in AF for some time. |
Current Medication | amiodarone (cordarone,pacerone) | 8 | atenolol (tenormin) | 14 | aspirin | 38 | digoxin (lanoxin) | 12 | diltiazem (cardizem) | 9 | disopyramide | 2 | dofetilide (tikosyn) | 3 | flecainide (tambocor) | 13 | metoprolol (lopressor,toprol xl) | 13 | mexiletine | 1 | procainamide | 2 | propafanone (rythmol | 8 | quinapril (accupril) | 2 | sotalol (betapace) | 7 | trandolapril (mavik) | 2 | valsartan (diovan) | 1 | verapamil (calan,isoptin) | 6 | warfarin (coumadin) | 23 | | |
5 entries report taking no medication and here is a list of meds not listed in the checklist but with more than one entry allopurinol | 3 | atorvastatin | 7 | COQ10 | 7 | diazepam | 2 | hawthorn | 2 | lisinopril | 4 | magnesium | 7 | ranitidine | 3 | salbutamol | 2 | synthroid | 4 | temazepam | 2 | |
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Past Medication | amiodarone (cordarone,pacerone) | 15 | atenolol (tenormin) | 12 | aspirin | 2 | bisoprolol(monocor,emconcor) | 2 | digoxin (lanoxin) | 29 | diltiazem (cardizem) | 8 | disopyramide | 5 | dofetilide (tikosyn) | 1 | flecainide(tambocor) | 22 | metoprolol(lopressor,toprol xl) | 9 | procainamide | 2 | propafanone (rythmol) | 12 | propranolol (inderal) | 4 | quinidine (quinaglute) | 9 | sotalol (betapace) | 11 | verapamil (calan,isoptin) | 8 | warfarin (coumadin) | 2 | | | |
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Check List | Note: some entries have ticked a drug in the check list without mentioning it in the current or past medication section
acebutolol | 1 | amiodarone (cordarone,pacerone) | 25 | atenolol (tenormin) | 28 | aspirin | 63 | azimilide | 1 | bisoprolol (monocor,emconcor) | 3 | digitoxin | 2 | digoxin (lanoxin) | 44 | diltiazem (cardizem) | 14 | disopyramide | 6 | dofetilide (tikosyn) | 7 | dronedarone | 1 | flecainide (tambocor) | 37 | ibutilide (corvert) | 2 | lidocaine | 3 | metoprolol (lopressor,toprol xl) | 16 | mexiletine | 1 | nadolol | 1 | procainamide | 7 | propafanone (rythmol) | 19 | propranolol (inderal) | 12 | quinidine (quinaglute) | 11 | sotalol (betapace) | 24 | verapamil (calan,isoptin) | 21 | warfarin (coumadin) | 39 | | | | | asthma | 13 | diabetes | 4 | gerd | 7 | hypertension | 25 | hypotension | 4 | hyperthyroidism | 2 | hypothyroidism | 9 | | | | | adrenergic | 11 | vagal | 28 | familial | 12 | lone/idiopathic | 22 | paroxsysmal | 50 | permanent/chronic | 12 | flutter | 36 | cardiomyopathy | 0 | CHF | 2 | PAC | 13 | PVC | 16 | SVT | 7 | syncope | 4 | bradycardia | 16 | tachycardia | 16 | heartblock | 2 | infarction | 3 | rheumatic heart disease | 3 | sick sinus syndrome | 6 | stroke | 4 | cardioversion | 21 | defibrillator | 3 | pacemaker | 4 | ablation | 19 | bypass | 2 | maze | 2 | | | Male | 78 | Female | 27 | |
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