| Name | Cath |
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| Location | London |
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| Age | 68 |
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| Diagnosed condition | AF |
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| Years with condition | 3 months |
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| Frequency of episodes | 3 -4 times a day |
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| Duration of episodes | usually short time. seconds |
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| Event preceding first AF | Rheumatiod Athritis/death of parent |
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| General health | smoke |
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| Current state | just been diagnosed |
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| Triggers | When I am stressed or tired, especially with the pain of the RA. |
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| Preventions | deep breathing to steady the attack sometimed regulates the heart beat |
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| Current medications/side effects | Digoxin and warfarin plus steroids for the RA,Side effects not yet known |
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| Personal comments | Am concerned as to the long term side effects of warfarin and dioxin--also I question whether the RA which I developed earlier this year is a contrubiting factor of AF. I would like to find out what alternative treatment there may be, as I am not keen on taking prescritive meds |
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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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