AFibbers Database: John F

Name	John F
Location	Surrey UK
Age	76
Diagnosed condition	AF
Years with condition	20+
Frequency of episodes	Continious
Event preceding first AF	Hypothroidisem
General health	good, hypothyroidisem
Current state	better after pacemaker withou ablation
Triggers	Sudden cold (going outside into cold, jumping into cold sea)
Preventions	none
Current medications/side effects	Bisoporol, Warfrin, Thyroxine
Past medications/side effects	Flecainide, no side effects. Only stopped (after tapering dose down over three weeks) March 2004 Sotalol, about 20 years ago, did not work so went on to Flecainide Gave up asprin when started Warfrin
History of surgery	Ablation 1 year ago, worked for a while. Then went in to continious AF. Pacemaker with AF supression fitted August 05. Pacemaker AF supression never turned on as AF continious.
Future plans	To live as long as possible
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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