| Name | Larry |
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| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
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| Age | 53 |
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| Diagnosed condition | PAF |
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| Years with condition | 3 |
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| Frequency of episodes | approx 1 every 6 weeks @ this time |
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| Duration of episodes | 1 hour up to 36 hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | none |
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| General health | fair- high blood pressure-diagnosed/depression and anxiety-on proper diet and exercise regimen-waiting for resolution of condition before tackling cholesterol |
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| Current state | on medical leave-episodes while uncomfortable are not so bad that I can't function-better since medication but on medication for 3 years |
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| Triggers | alcohol-work related stress-not eating regularly-late meals ie long period from last meal and then eating heavily-strenuous work without proper hydration |
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| Preventions | Staying with small meals throughout day as opposed to 3 squares/day seem to reduce frequency- Since away from lousy work situation while on medical leave episodes are much less frequent. |
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| Current medications/side effects | Apo-Sotalol-Accupril-Effexor-Aspirin--Drowsiness, dry mouth, blurred vision, occasionally lightheaded, little or no urine, sexual side effects |
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| Past medications/side effects | propafenone, atenolol- daily rapid heartbeat along with irregular heartbeat episodes, constant drowsiness and dizziness- stopped taking after 3 weeks and returned to Sotalol |
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| History of surgery | none for this condition- past surgeries for testicular cancer |
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| Personal comments | Have finally had PVA procedure done. Only a week but no new episodes. Still a bit weak but am sure to improve. My procedure took just under 2 hours. Person before me was in for 6. |
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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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