| Name | John |
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| Location | Sydney, Australia |
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| Age | 69 |
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| Diagnosed condition | atrial fribrillation |
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| Years with condition | 8 |
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| Frequency of episodes | less than once a year |
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| Duration of episodes | up to 5 hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | New Years Eve party 2003 |
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| General health | Good overall health, controlled hypertension, light drinker |
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| Current state | under control |
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| Triggers | alcohol.
tiredness (after long air trip).
after fasting and liquid diet prior to a colonoscopy examination.
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| Preventions | reduction in alcohol intake (not more than 2-3 drinks at any one time) |
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| Current medications/side effects | sotalol (2x80mg) slow heartbeat (55-60bpm)
Prazosin (3x2mg)
enalpril maleate (1x10mg)
lipitor (1x10mg)
asprin (1x100mg) |
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| Past medications/side effects | adalat oros (1x20mg) intermittent skin rash; constipation |
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| History of surgery | eye surgery
skin cancer graft
inguinal hernia (x2)
TURP |
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| Future plans | Stay alive as long as possible |
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| Personal comments | I have had 4 AF episodes over 8 years and all have occurred at night. All had known trigger except the last (this year) which occurred spontaneously in the night. Episodes have been between 1 and 5 hours and I have attended hospital casualty on each occasion. Each time given blood test, ECG and x-rays. Only medication given in hospital was one 80mg soltalol. |
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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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