 | AFibbers Database: John Powell |  |   |
| Name | John Powell |
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| Location | Mid wales |
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| Age | 56 |
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| Diagnosed condition | A Flutter/A Fib Paroxysmal |
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| Years with condition | 1 |
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| Frequency of episodes | 2 per week |
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| Duration of episodes | 2 hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | stress,lack of exercie, obesity |
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| Current state | flutter cured with Cath Abl, A Fib remains |
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| Triggers | certain postures, lying left side |
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| Preventions | none |
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| Current medications/side effects | propafenone and verapamil, verapamil, BF, asprin - |
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| Past medications/side effects | beta blockers - kinds, both caused severe breathlessness,
flecanide caused visual disturbance |
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| History of surgery | cathater ablation successfully eliminated A flutter |
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| Future plans | review of medication, currently being assessed form further surgery to deal with A Fib |
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| Personal comments | despite a total of 20 days in cardiac monitoring units, I have yet to meet another person with AF - even nurses seemed less knowledgable about af than other heart disease. |
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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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