| Name | Chris |
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| Location | Sydney, Australia |
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| Age | 38 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Atrial Flutter |
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| Years with condition | 7 Months |
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| Frequency of episodes | t3 times per month |
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| Duration of episodes | First before cardioverted was 4 days. Usually 5-10 hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | Very bad chest cold, work stress, big night out, lots of beer |
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| General health | Slightly overweight, excellent health, daily exercise, drink 4-5 beers 4 days a week. Keen sea Kayaker, mountain biker, walker |
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| Current state | Hopfully cured |
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| Triggers | Alcohol, large meals late, stress, nightmares. Always happens 2-3 hours after going to sleep |
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| Preventions | Dr's can not / have not given any useful or consistent advice.
Sotalol seems to help
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| Current medications/side effects | Sotalol 80mg twice per day. 1/2 asprin 1 per day
Most of the day feels like there is a brick lying on
my chest
Otherwise some fatigue
Getting "catch up beat" 2-3 times a day which is a bit unnerving
Pulse is around 45-50 |
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| Past medications/side effects | None |
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| History of surgery | Cardioversion for first occurance
Just had Catheter Ablation 3 weeks ago |
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| Future plans | See what happens |
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| Personal comments | I feel wonderful now i've had the Ablation. It was a minimal procedure and I put to sleep for it. Very sore still where femoral artery cut but otherwise heart feels fantatsic and settled.
I am confident that I am cured |
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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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