| Name | robert elliott |
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| Location | west sussex |
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| Age | 60 |
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| Diagnosed condition | paroxysmal a/f |
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| Years with condition | 9 |
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| Frequency of episodes | increasing recently to 2/3 events a month |
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| Duration of episodes | anything from 3 hrs to 3 days |
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| Event preceding first AF | nervous excitment adrenalin rush |
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| General health | good health non smoker and occasional very light drink |
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| Current state | 3 days out of a 44 hour event |
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| Triggers | none diagnosed |
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| Current medications/side effects | 75mg asprin once a day no side effects |
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| Past medications/side effects | beta blockers and sotalol. side efffects include drowsiness
to the point of dangerous..ie going to sleep whilst driving
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| History of surgery | surgery for enlarged prostate (not cancerous)
surgery for double hernia
Both operations performed since onset of a/f with no effect on the frequency or duration of events |
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| Future plans | appointment with cardiac specialist booked for june 2007 to review current possition in light of the recent increase in frquency of events |
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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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