| Name | Anon |
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| Location | Liverpool, UK |
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| Age | 26 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Paroxysmal SVT (Nodal) |
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| Years with condition | 3 (6 mths diagnosed) |
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| Frequency of episodes | Not frequent, 1 month -/+ |
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| Duration of episodes | Variable 1-30 minutes |
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| Event preceding first AF | Amphetimine overdose |
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| General health | 40 Marlboro Reds per day (quit for 6 months). Regular drinker, though not excessive. Former paratrooper good general health |
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| Current state | Acceptable level of paroxysms. |
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| Triggers | Smoking is a definite trigger. Quinine in tonic water. Stimulants obviously (Caffiene, narcotics etc).
Lack of sleep possible and belive it or not, loud music in nightclubs can cause a flutter if the bass is excessive. |
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| Preventions | Not smoking is all I can say |
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| Current medications/side effects | Non. I use a controlled diet, plenty of exercise and vagal massage (Valsalva) and breathing against resistance if suffering a paroxysm. |
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| Past medications/side effects | Non. |
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| History of surgery | Non. |
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| Future plans | A tough one. I am re-enlisting with the Army and wish to keep the condition quiet. Exercise and physical exertion seem to have no bearing on any attacks I have, though the lack of sleep during training could be a problem, for that reason I am going to try and control it the way I am doing currently. If I am refused entry or the paroxysms become more frequent I shall consider ablation. |
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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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