| Name | Anon |
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| Location | Dundee, UK |
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| Age | 55 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Paroxsymal Atrial Fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | 15 years |
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| Frequency of episodes | 5/6 per annum |
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| Duration of episodes | 4 hrs - 36 hrs |
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| Event preceding first AF | None |
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| General health | Good, smoker, drinker |
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| Current state | Still struggling to find a cure. |
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| Triggers | Alcohol |
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| Preventions | Not known |
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| Current medications/side effects | Sotalol 80MG twice daily. No side effects that I am aware of. 75mg Aspirin.
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| Past medications/side effects | Propranolol? changed to sotalol by A&E consultant a few years ago |
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| History of surgery | None |
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| Future plans | Have given up alcohol to see if it is the only trigger.
If it is I will rejoice as a teetotaller.
If not, then I will continue to keep a journal to try and find out what it can be. |
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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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