| Name | Gerry |
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| Location | Thailand |
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| Age | 60 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Atrial Fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | 10 |
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| Frequency of episodes | weekly |
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| Duration of episodes | 1 to 2 days |
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| Event preceding first AF | none |
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| General health | Good |
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| Current state | Manageable - improved in as much as when I have the fibrillation it is less |
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| Triggers | Food, especially a late dinner, and definitely lettuce, but not rocket.
Coffee
Tea
Stress |
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| Preventions | Regular exercise
I take enzymes ("Enzyplex") with meals and it has improved my digestion and (hence?) my AF.
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| Current medications/side effects | Amiodarone for 5 years - no side effects yet |
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| Past medications/side effects | None |
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| History of surgery | 1977 Removal of Appendix
1989 Removal of arterial venous malformation in spinal cord
1992 Removal of polyp (non-cancerous) in throat
2002 Separation of fistula between colon and bladder (due to diverticulae) |
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| Future plans | Carry On!! |
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| Personal comments | I definitely have mostly food-related and gas-related onsets of AF but am generally in good health and annual blood tests don't show anything untoward. Mostly the AF starts at night. |
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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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