AFibbers Database: Senior Brother

Name	Senior Brother
Location	Bath UK
Age	57
Diagnosed condition	Atrial fibrillation
Years with condition	21
Frequency of episodes	continuous 24/7
Event preceding first AF	Had hernia repair in hospital 1981 and I suspect anaesthetic set AF
General health	Excellent
Current state	Still as it was 20 years ago
Current medications/side effects	Warfarin - don't bleed much if I cut myself even deeply Cordarone - very quick to burn in Sun. No eye problems (Have annual checks).
History of surgery	As I said, hernia under general anaesthetic in 1981 (also other side hernia in 2000)
Future plans	To live another 20 years
Personal comments	I would just like to get out of AF and into normal rhythm if only for a few hours just to see what it is like.
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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