| Name | John L |
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| Location | London, UK |
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| Age | 47 |
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| Diagnosed condition | lone paroxysmal atrial fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | 3 |
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| Frequency of episodes | daily |
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| Duration of episodes | around one hour |
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| General health | good health otherwise, non-smoker, light drinker, always been active |
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| Current state | improved over 3 year period |
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| Triggers | Can start at any time |
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| Preventions | Valsalva maneuver, emptying stomach of excess wind
Food-combining diet - fruit breakfast (small coffee)
starch-based lunch (pasta/rice etc)
protein dinner (meat/fish & salad/veg)
2 glasses red wine in evening
minimum 2 litres of water per day
processed food forbidden
Low-density aerobic exercise (golf/cycling/resistance)
Removal of gold tooth bridge and replacement by porcelain
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| Current medications/side effects | Warfarin 7.5 mg
Lisinopril 5 mg
no serious side effects |
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| Past medications/side effects | Digoxin 250 mg
Flecainide 100 mg
Aspirin 300 mg
no serious side effects |
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| History of surgery | Electrocardioversion Dec 98 / May 99
Radio frequency ablation Aug 99 (cured atrial flutter but not a-fib) |
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| Future plans | Continued management of lifestyle and stress levels which I feel cause my condition - echocardiograms show no evidence of underlying heart problems - also no family history
awaiting a non-invasive maze process like everyone else!! |
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| Personal comments | I feel depression is the main enemy - reading the comments on the web and realising that I was not alone was a great help to me. |
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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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