| Name | Stu |
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| Location | Newcastle, UK |
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| Age | 34 |
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| Diagnosed condition | paroxymal AF |
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| Years with condition | 2 |
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| Frequency of episodes | about 1 every year |
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| Duration of episodes | until cardioversion |
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| Event preceding first AF | None |
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| General health | Good |
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| Current state | Live in fear of next episode |
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| Triggers | No real know triggers. Cardiologist thought it may be alcohol, but last episode was after not drinking for a year. |
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| Preventions | None |
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| Current medications/side effects | None |
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| Past medications/side effects | Warfarin. Atenolol. Have tried to cardiovert with Propafenone but did not work |
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| History of surgery | None |
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| Future plans | Wait and see, no doubt I will get another episode and need a DC cardioversion |
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| Personal comments | It is very hard to live with the spectre of an episode happening again and then needing to be cardioverted. I am afraid to travel etc. I do not understand what triggers it- or why I always need to be cardioverted. The good thing is I do not really have any symptoms. |
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