| Name | Robert |
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| Location | Southport |
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| Age | 40 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Atrial Fibrillation with flutter |
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| Years with condition | 5 Months |
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| Frequency of episodes | Daily |
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| Duration of episodes | 10 minutes to 3 hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | asthmatic, depression. mild skin condition.chronic tiredness |
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| General health | Fit |
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| Current state | Improved but not cured. |
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| Triggers | Rest
Sitting relaxed.
Following meals particularly in the evening.
Stress.
Cold drinks.
Lying in bed.
Extreme cold or heat
fatigue |
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| Preventions | Walking
cold then warm shower
concentration on something other than A.F. |
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| Current medications/side effects | Amiodarine no side effects as yet only five weeks into programme. |
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| Past medications/side effects | Flecanaide condition worsened with severe attacks. |
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| History of surgery | Brain surgery following skull fracture |
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| Future plans | Will consider ablation as I don't want to continue on drugs. |
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| Personal comments | I have suffered with extreme depression since I was diagnosed. |
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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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