| Name | Clive |
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| Location | London, UK |
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| Age | 59 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Chronic atrial fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | Not known - diagnosed July 2005 |
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| Frequency of episodes | Do not suffer episodes, it is all the time - except sometimes what could be called worse episodes at night |
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| Duration of episodes | Variable |
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| Event preceding first AF | None |
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| General health | General health good; hadn't seen a Dr. for five years; gave up smoking in May 2005; moderate drinker (mainly red wine) |
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| Current state | Feeling moderately unwell most of the time. |
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| Triggers | Possibilities thought about so far: hot, humid weather, particularly at night; lying down to sleep, particularly on left side; eating fatty food late at night - e.g. cheese, pate; having one alcoholic drink too many, or two strong a drink - e.g. gin and vermouth - instead of just table wine; stress and worry about work and money. |
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| Preventions | Try to avoid things listed above. |
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| Current medications/side effects | Digoxin and warfarin. Difficult to say because I don't know if some things are caused by AF and some by the drugs. Since diagnosis and medication I have experienced night head sweats; indigestion; feelings of panic; shortness of breath; extreme tiredness, particularly in early afternoon after even a light and healthy lunch; poor memory; a general feeling of unwellness, vagueness, not being quite with it. After my daily 6pm dose of warfarin, I often feel as if my legs are burning within an hour or two. |
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| Past medications/side effects | No previous medication. |
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| History of surgery | No surgery. |
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| Future plans | Waiting to see a cardiologist in a month's time. |
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| Personal comments | Discomfort easy to cope with. Not so easy to cope with day-to-day life as I am self-employed and every moment I am not working no money is coming in; I am the registered carer for my disabled partner and we also have his 80-year-old father living with us. I never have a moment to myself. |
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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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