| Name | Dale |
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| Location | Melbourne Australia |
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| Age | 47 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Lone afib |
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| Years with condition | 5 |
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| Frequency of episodes | Every 6 or so months |
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| Duration of episodes | Anything from 1 hour to 17 hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | Pre-eclampsia during pregnancy. Came home from hospital after birth and experienced frequent ectopics. I believe that this was connected to my later diagnosis of afib. |
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| General health | Good. Non smoker and since afib non drinker |
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| Current state | Afib wise best I've been since diagnosed. |
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| Triggers | Dehydration
Stress
Alcohol
Lack of sleep
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| Preventions | I have dramatically lessened the occurence of afib by drinking at least 2 litres of water a day. I used to just have 1/2 cup tea mornings and apart from a glass of milk, that was my total fluid intake. Prior to starting this I was experiencing afib every 5 days or so with durations of usually 12 to 17 hours. Since I have adopted this measure I have been free of it now for almost a year except for one episode 6 months ago when it went for 1 hour, the shortest time I've ever experienced. |
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| Current medications/side effects | Sotalol..No side effects. |
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| Past medications/side effects | None |
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| History of surgery | None |
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| Future plans | Keep drinking my water!! |
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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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