Name | Ben Everett |
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Location | Victoria, Australia |
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Age | 69 |
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Diagnosed condition | AF under control until medication clash Avapro(Irbesartan) v Vioxx (Rofecoxib) |
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Years with condition | Fainting and heart flutters only last 5 days. |
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Frequency of episodes | very random but about 10 per day |
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Duration of episodes | 1sec to 3 or 4 min.. |
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General health | fair. Non smoker. moderate drinker |
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Current state | Fainting spells similar to postural hypotension. arrithmias/ ectopics |
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Current medications/side effects | I am permanantly on Avapro, an ACE anti-inhibiter. 22 days ago I started Vioxx (an anti inflam'y for arthritus).
Vioxx manufacturer states that Vioxx may affect the effectiveness of ACE inhibiters. |
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Past medications/side effects | amiodarone (cordarone,pacerone) caused rash.
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History of surgery | Quadruple bypass 12 years ago.
Three of the four grafts failed.
One stent installed 2 years ago. |
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Future plans | May have to choose between Avapro for heart and Vioxx for
arthritis. |
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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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