| Name | Pam |
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| Location | Dunedin New Zealand |
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| Age | 79 |
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| Diagnosed condition | 17 July 2006 |
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| Frequency of episodes | 5 since 17 July 2006 |
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| Duration of episodes | 2-3 hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | None |
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| General health | Excellent. 1 sherry, 1 wine per day |
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| Current state | Very stressed due to husband's hospitalisation with spinal injury |
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| Triggers | Not really known |
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| Preventions | Have been prescribed 25 mg Metroprolol when attack starts. If attack lasts longer than one hour, to cntact hospital. |
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| Current medications/side effects | Metroprolol
Aspirin
Inhibace
Diltiazem |
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| Past medications/side effects | Labetalol (for migraine)
.5mg Inhibace |
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| History of surgery | Right hand for Dupuytren's Contracture |
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| Future plans | Trying to remain unstressed but this is unlikely in present situation. |
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| Personal comments | Frustration as before all this happened was very fit, had an excellent diet, some alcohol although I feel it was a reasonable amount, took regular (daily) excercise. |
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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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