| Name | Nick |
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| Location | Torbay UK |
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| Age | 62 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Paroxysmal AF |
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| Years with condition | diagnosed 1 - possibly many before diagnosis |
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| Frequency of episodes | Don't know |
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| Duration of episodes | fleeting - measured in seconds |
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| Event preceding first AF | acute stress |
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| General health | good, was heavy drinker, non-smoker, fairly active |
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| Current state | pronounced "cured" |
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| Triggers | Stress, Alcohol |
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| Preventions | alcohol abstention ? |
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| Current medications/side effects | Diltiazem, Sotalol, Warfarin |
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| Past medications/side effects | Atenolol, digoxin |
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| History of surgery | none |
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| Future plans | stop drinking for at least 6 months |
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| Personal comments | I had my first tachycardic episode when I was about 14. I thought I was going to die, but didn't. Had successive tachycardic episodes throughout my life, but they only ever lasted max 10 minutes. I believe I may have had my first AF episdode about 10 years ago. After a heavy night drinking in preparation for a very very stressful meeting the next day. After this meeting I had a tachycardic episode. The difference was that normal rhythm didn't restore itself. My heart rhythm seemed all over the place. After a few days I went to hospital for a cardiogram. This caused my heart to race, and become tachycardic again, after which normal rhythm restored itself. Later my doctor put me on Diltaziem for hypertension. That seemed to be that, until last year I woke up one morning and knew my heart rhythm was't right. Into hospital again, and there I was diagnosed with AF, due in their opinion to alcohol intake. Luckily for me cardioversion worked 1st time. After 6 months on a check-up they discovered 2 very fleeting AF episodes from a 24hour monitor, both of which I was completely unaware. They switched me from Atenolol to Sotalol. After 1 week they checked out my heart rhythm again and pronounced me "cured" - as long as I stay off alcohol. I still have not yet seen my (?*??!!) consultant, I guess I am not important or ill (should be positive here really) enough. I am seen by the local arrhythmia nurses, who do a great job. However it would be nice to meet my consultant to get some answers to questions that the nurses can't really field. |
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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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