| Name | Tim |
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| Location | Kent UK |
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| Age | 55 |
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| Diagnosed condition | AF |
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| Years with condition | 40 years with increasing PAC's and now AF |
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| Frequency of episodes | 3 times a week |
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| Duration of episodes | 1 hour to 12 hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | Overworking in the garden started the latest problems |
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| General health | Slightly over wieght otherwise good general health / fitness |
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| Current state | PAC's (ectopics) several times a day sometimes leading to AF |
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| Triggers | Large meals especially late in the evening.
Alcohol.
General stress.
Too much exercise too quickly.
Sudden changes in temperature.
Sudden very loud noises.
Sleeping on the left side. (sometimes) |
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| Preventions | Try not to eat too large a meal too late in the evening.
Chew food more thoroughly.
Exercise slowly at first. |
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| Current medications/side effects | Bisoprolol (cardicor) 2.5mg twice a day.
I take 1 asprin when AF starts.
I also take Calcium/Magnesium tablets and Hawthorn extract.
Bisoprolol reduces HR to 45 (average) and this makes me tired. |
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| Past medications/side effects | Propranolol in small doses (10mg) as and when I had PAC's. This no longer had any effect on my PAC's or AF. |
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| History of surgery | No heart related surgery. |
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| Future plans | To try other medications for some better results and keep fingers crossed that the AF does not progress to full time.
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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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