| Name | Steve |
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| Location | Northern Ireland |
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| Age | 53 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Dilated Cardiomyopathy with permanent Atrial Fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | 4 years |
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| Frequency of episodes | Permanent last 24 months |
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| Duration of episodes | permanent |
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| Event preceding first AF | Stress/anxiety |
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| General health | Exsmoker and Exdrinker (moderate) |
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| Current state | Breathless, fluid retention, dizziness (mornings), anxiety, depression |
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| Triggers | Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Normal coronary arteries. |
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| Preventions | Didn't find one yet! |
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| Current medications/side effects | Digoxin
Amias
Bisoprolol
Frusimide
Multivitamines
Thaimine
Warferin
Folic acid
Cipralex
Atorvastatin
Main side effects removed sinced I stopped carvedilol, and got bisoprolol instead
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| Past medications/side effects | Amioderone - Dead man walking, could not tolerate it, asleep at the breakfast table, until bedtime. Going to sleep mid conversation etc became slate grey. When given with metroprolol, violently sick, blood pressure dropped through the floor, nurses tilting the bed to maintain blood flow to head.
Fleccainide |
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| History of surgery | None. |
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| Future plans | Remove as much stress / anxiety from our lives with early retirement and live a smoke free, non drinking, simpler life. |
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| Personal comments | My family have a history of thyroid with my grandmother and my sister badly affected. Three cousins also affected by thyroid. Also a wide ranging number of diabetics. I have not tested positive to either problem. Since had first contact with a cousin in New Zealand, both he and his mother have same problem - familial? |
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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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