| Name | Ian Wilson |
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| Location | Johannesburg - South Africa |
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| Age | 45 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Lone Afib |
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| Years with condition | 4 |
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| Frequency of episodes | 4 in four years |
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| Duration of episodes | shortest 4hrs to longest 36 hrs |
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| General health | no other problems |
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| Current state | no other problems |
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| Triggers | episodes have always come when I have been sleeping. Always at about 4am. Also notice that I have been on my left hand side. |
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| Preventions | nil |
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| Current medications/side effects | isoptin 240mg
tenormin 25mg
1 ecotrin daily (asprin) Have taken this for three years.
No side effects. |
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| Past medications/side effects | isoptin 240mg
acuretic 10/12.5
no side effects |
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| History of surgery | nil |
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| Future plans | no plans to do anything at this stage. If problem becomes worse,ie, more frequent, will take medical advice. |
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| Personal comments | I am sure that my reaction to the episodes is similar to others - you think you are going to die. Also can't understand why I have them if there is nothing wrong with my heart. It is easy for a Dr to say "don't worry, it is not a threat to your life" but he is not the one having the episodes. It is comforting to know that there are other people who feel the same and that I am not the only one who suffers from afib. |
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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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