| Name | joe |
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| Location | northern ireland |
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| Age | 54 |
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| Diagnosed condition | atrial fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | 6 |
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| Frequency of episodes | regular |
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| Duration of episodes | 10 minutes to 6 hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | heart attack |
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| General health | social drinker, non -smoker |
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| Current state | still have blocked coronary artery and some stenoses of one valve suffering but bearable |
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| Triggers | high blood pressure-msg-coffee-alcohol-sleeping on left side-tiredness |
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| Preventions | walking at reasonable pace |
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| Current medications/side effects | arythmol-aspirin-no real side effects
was on two 300mg doses but came off one 300mg dose myself just over a year ago as when i took it at night as soon as alay down my heart would go into AF |
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| Past medications/side effects | lipitor-cardicor-aprovel
cardicor slowed heart rate to much when taken with the arythmol |
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| History of surgery | three angiograms
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| Future plans | have spoke about surgery to consultant and about a pacemaker but they do not wish to go that road yet |
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| Personal comments | AF is a very difficult thing to live with and affects you mentally as well as physically. very difficult to hold down a job so i do not work |
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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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