| Name | Anthony |
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| Location | Prague (Czech Republic) and Edinburgh (Scotland) |
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| Age | 39 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Paroxsysmal A F |
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| Years with condition | 18 years |
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| Frequency of episodes | Approximately 6 years between episodes |
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| Duration of episodes | 12 to 24 hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | Student drinking session with friends! |
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| General health | Generally fine, suffer from stress and anxiety, Blood Pressure needs to be monitored from time to time, average 130+ / 90+ Occassional smoker, social drinker |
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| Current state | stabilised/cured |
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| Triggers | Alcohol Consumption?
Smoking?
It seems that each episode has been preceded by a period of drinking large amounts of alcohol, no more (and in some cases less) than any of the other people I was in company with, but I guess I have a sesitivity to alcohol? |
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| Preventions | Flecainide and avoid prolonged periods of alcohol consumption |
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| Current medications/side effects | Flecainide 50mg x 2 or 3 a day / Slight visual disturbances
Inderal L.A. 80mg x 1 per day / Sleepy sometimes |
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| Past medications/side effects | None |
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| History of surgery | None |
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| Future plans | Look at stopping Inderal altogether, explore 'alternative' anti-arrythmia measures, e.g. Magnesium etc.
Maintain sensible levels of alcohol consumption |
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| Personal comments | Good Luck and Good Health to all! |
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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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