| Name | Bill Jocelyn |
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| Location | Jersey, Channel Isles, UK |
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| Age | 46 |
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| Diagnosed condition | LAF/PAF probably vagally mediated |
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| Years with condition | 3 1/2 |
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| Frequency of episodes | Can have 4,5,6, days free but mostly every 3 days |
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| Duration of episodes | Anywhere from 20 mins to 24 hrs |
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| Event preceding first AF | None |
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| General health | Fairly good, not fit, smoke 5 to 7 cigarettes a day |
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| Current state | Well pissed off with this condition, not cured. |
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| Triggers | Can be, bending over, on all fours,eating large or small amounts,Booze.
Ectopic beats are the culprits I reckon ) |
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| Preventions | Have taken 1000mg fish oil
Co-Enzyme Q 10 by the bucket load
Hawthorne Berry
Magnesium 800 mgs a day
Vitamin B-12
L-Carnitine
None of these helped |
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| Current medications/side effects | None.
1000mgs fish oil for blood thinning properties |
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| Past medications/side effects | Have taken Flecainide 2 X 100mg worked for about 3 weeks. Had a whole 17 days free from Afib.
Disopyramide didnt do anything at all except for the water retention.Made we feel worse if anything.
No side effects from Flecainide |
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| History of surgery | Went in to have my Hiatus Hernia repaired, doctor told me he had cured 2 patients of AFib by repairing their Hiatus Hernias.
This operation did nothing because my Hernia was to small at 50mm.I believe it has to be above the 70mm mark.
This Dr, said it was a well known fact that large HHernias can cause AFib.
Mind u the Operation seemed to work for 9 days or so.
But all symptoms are back now even the Gerd type ones and pains in stomach which generally conincide with an attack. |
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| Future plans | EP study on Sept6th 2001 at St.Georges London to see if they can come up with anything.
Had ablation on Sep 6th at London Heart Hospital,this cured my flutter, but at the moment I am worse off, Afib every day,ectopics all day no rest from it not like before,at least I had 3 to 6 days free of this cursed ailment.Will hopefully go back for 2nd attempt once Holter Monitor readings have been looked at. |
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| Personal comments | Dont think I will ever take Amiadorone.
If this condition gets unbearable would consider the MAZE to get my life back.
Would give ablation a go if I have the correct type of arrythmia.
Would try pacemaker etc. |
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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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