| Name | Marguerita |
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| Location | essexUK |
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| Age | 61 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Atrial fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | 10 |
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| Frequency of episodes | Very frequent until given flecainide but returning after 16 months |
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| Duration of episodes | 6 hours to 48 hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | major operation |
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| General health | overweight with hypertension and possible diabetes |
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| Current state | semi cured |
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| Triggers | alcohol, cheese, milk,lying on left side, bending down |
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| Preventions | none |
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| Current medications/side effects | flecainide worked well for 16 months now af episodes have restarted |
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| Past medications/side effects | amioderone this had no effect on condition |
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| History of surgery | no heart surgery have had thalium scan that confirmed no underlying heart problem |
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| Future plans | to find out as much info as possible and try self help |
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| Personal comments | I have found the af websites v interesting and wish that heart specialists knew more about VAF |
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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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