| Name | Margaret |
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| Location | Ireland |
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| Age | 48 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Vagal Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | 1 |
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| Frequency of episodes | 1 to 3 weeks |
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| Duration of episodes | a few seconds to 3 hours usually about 40 minutes |
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| Event preceding first AF | None |
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| General health | Well controlled hypertension Overweight |
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| Current state | well |
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| Triggers | Occurs at rest in bed at night. Usually wake from sleep. If i lie on my left side. Late night eating or heavy meals. Overindulgence in alcohol. Chinese food. Sometimes tea. Sometimes bending down. Yawning. I always know i am going to get an attack by the skipped beats. |
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| Preventions | When i feel the ectopics starting if i get up and exercise |
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| Current medications/side effects | just starting on disopyramide
Taking asprin and new blood pressure tablet |
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| Past medications/side effects | Capozide no side effects
Arhythmol - made things much worse for me
Beta blockers - made things worse and i could not tolerate them |
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| History of surgery | None |
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| Future plans | Trial of Disopyramide. Maybe maybe a pacemaker if things dont work out |
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| Personal comments | i am glad i have been categorised as vagal induced af because it makes sense now why the other tabs didnt work. i dont like having this diagnosis but it is not as bad as other heart disorders. I really really do not like the idea of taking medications for life. |
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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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