| Name | Michael |
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| Location | Cambridge |
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| Age | 30 |
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| Diagnosed condition | atrial fibrillation with re-entrant tachycardia |
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| Years with condition | 20 |
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| Frequency of episodes | daily |
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| Duration of episodes | seconds to minutes |
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| Event preceding first AF | None |
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| General health | ex-smoker, very light drinnker |
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| Current state | re-entrant tachycardia 95% cured |
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| Triggers | Physical exertion, swimming |
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| Preventions | deep breathing exercises can stop tachycardia and trigger or stop short AF bursts |
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| Current medications/side effects | None |
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| Past medications/side effects | Verapamil(tight chesty crushing feeling with instant curing effect), felecainide(don't go there), Sotalol(side effects get you in the end). Aspirin(profilactic). |
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| History of surgery | 2x EP Study, 1x RF Ablation, awaiting Pulmonary vein isolation. |
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| Future plans | getting on with life |
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| Personal comments | This is debilatating but living with it for as long as I have makes it seem part of every day life. A cure or part cure for AF would be great! I hope the PVI does it. |
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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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