AFibbers Database: Colin Semple

Name	Colin Semple
Location	Vancouver, BC, Canada
Age	44
Diagnosed condition	atrial fibrillation
Years with condition	5
Frequency of episodes	intermittent
Duration of episodes	up to 15 hours
Event preceding first AF	fatigue, coffee, beer
General health	pretty good but history of CAD
Current state	progressing atrial fibrillation
Triggers	fatigue caffeine alcohol back pain (probable loss of sleep)
Preventions	not yet
Current medications/side effects	altase atenolol baycol aspirin rythmol-some insomnia
History of surgery	angioplasty, August 1998
Future plans	take each day as it comes be especially thankful for each day of NSR hope that new treatment becomes available as this progresses try to not panic when heart revs up try not to fear the nighttime and going to sleep
Personal comments	Evening is the worst time, particularly when I'm alone. I am taking up painting to try and keep myself occupied since I've had more than one bout of a-fib start while watching television.
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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