| Name | Sue |
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| Location | Wales |
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| Age | 58 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Paroxismal Atrial Fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | 4 |
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| Frequency of episodes | Yr.1-6 episodes,Yr.2-4 episodes, Yr.3-5 episodes,Yr.4-12 episodes |
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| Duration of episodes | between 5hrs and 36hrs (mostly at the longer end of this) |
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| Event preceding first AF | None |
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| General health | Good, non-smoker, non-drinker, vegetarian |
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| Current state | Pacemaker fitted to correct slow pulse rate by AF episodes are unchanged and always convert back in under 36hrs. |
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| Triggers | IBS
Stomach upsets
Eating late in the day
Eating very spicy food |
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| Preventions | Treatment for IBS problems
Eat last meal no later than 6pm |
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| Current medications/side effects | Sotolol. Side effects are dizziness, tiredness and lethargy. I don't think it helps prevent the AF much. |
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| Past medications/side effects | Flecanide
Amiodarone
Could not tolerate either of these drugs, very bad effects so both were stopped. |
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| History of surgery | None |
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| Future plans | Wait and see. Ablation will only be considered as a very last resort. |
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| Personal comments | This illness has taken over my life. I spend all my time trying to stop it ruining it completely. I think I am doing quite well now that I have a pacemaker. |
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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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