| Name | Linda |
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| Location | toronto |
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| Age | 55 |
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| Diagnosed condition | PAF |
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| Years with condition | 6 YRS |
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| Frequency of episodes | for the past month daily sometimes twice a day |
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| Duration of episodes | from one to seven hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | healthy |
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| General health | nil. social drinker |
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| Current state | stable tired of all the medication |
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| Triggers | left side lying. over tired or hungry.Too much alcohol. |
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| Preventions | none |
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| Current medications/side effects | Propafenone........causing tiredness and problems with losing weight.
Cardizem same as above |
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| Past medications/side effects | amiodarone.. anaphalactic reaction. spent a night in coronary care unit.
Sotalol ... eventually failed to maintain sinus rhythm |
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| History of surgery | nil |
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| Future plans | peraphs ablation will become a more feasible option as the quality of life becomes more and more impacted. |
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| Personal comments | there has to be something out there to help prevent these episodes in a otherwise healty person.
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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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