| Name | Neil Kapusi |
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| Location | Huddersfield, UK |
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| Age | 36 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Paroxsymal AF |
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| Years with condition | 5 years |
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| Frequency of episodes | every 18 months |
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| Duration of episodes | 2 days to a few months at present |
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| General health | Good state of health, keen mountaineer, social drinker, previously smoked 5 years ago |
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| Current state | currently in AF |
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| Triggers | Alcohol is a trigger as far as my cardiologist has stated. My view is that there are other triggers, but not yet determeined. Nice to note other people have had an episode when bending over. This needs to be followed. |
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| Preventions | I have been advised to reduce alcohol intake to 12 units a week. |
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| Current medications/side effects | Sotalol 160mg a day.
Warfarin at 5mg a day.
Only side affect is cold skin and hands. When I take the Sotalol for the first few days I feel tired and fatigued. |
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| Past medications/side effects | None |
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| History of surgery | None |
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| Future plans | I am awaiting to have Cardioversion to put me back into NSR. First time for me. Previously it has gone back to normal after a few weeks on the medication. |
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| Personal comments | I was very surprised to note how many people suffer from this condition. Maybe it is the way we live our very busy lifestyles. A 21st Century disease.
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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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