| Name | anon |
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| Location | Edinburgh UK |
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| Age | 50 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | 3 |
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| Frequency of episodes | once every 3 months |
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| Duration of episodes | 12 hrs to 1 week |
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| Event preceding first AF | Viral Flu |
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| General health | Obese ex drinker and ex smoker |
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| Current state | managing |
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| Triggers | eating
Sleeping on left side
caffiene
exercise
light exercise after heavy exercise
Tension |
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| Preventions | combination of: Increased dosage of Beta blocker, taking Flecainide when event occurs, exercise always seems to precede going back into sinus rhythm. |
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| Current medications/side effects | Bisoprolol/tiredness
Lisinopril.?,
Aspirin/?
Flecainide(only when event occurs)/sickness, flatulence,fatigue |
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| Past medications/side effects | Bisoprolol/tiredness
Lisinopril.?,
Warfarin/lethargy
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| History of surgery | None |
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| Future plans | Loose weight and use the flecainide when I have an episode as this shortens its duration significantly. Keep off caffiene in all forms. |
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| Personal comments | I was diagnosed with atrial cardiomyopathy when I had first episode, but this has been cured.
I had a year without an episode up to April this year (2006).
I have had PAF recently which the flecainide seemed to put a halt to in combination with exercise & an increase betablocker dose( 10mg from 5mg per day).
I think this could be due to drinking too much tea, which I am now stopping. I had already given up coffee. |
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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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