| Name | David |
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| Location | Exeter, UK |
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| Age | 56 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Chronic AF |
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| Years with condition | 1 |
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| Frequency of episodes | Continuous condition |
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| Duration of episodes | Continuous |
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| Event preceding first AF | Hypertension thought to be root cause |
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| General health | Good health, fit, good weight, non-smoker, occasional beer |
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| Current state | Controlled BP; constant AF |
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| Triggers | Hypertension; following CV experienced occasional 1-off AF attacks, always at 5am, but returned to NSR (except the last time) |
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| Current medications/side effects | Ramipril (10mg to control BP). No side effects but not convinced of effectiveness
Amlodopine (10mg to control BP - Calcium channel Blocker). No side effects - effective in reducing BP (200/115 to 120/78).
Atenolol (25mg low dose beta blocker) helps reduce oxygen deficit but very cold fingers/toes, ankle swelling.
Warfarin (4mg anticoagulant). No side effects.
General lethargy probably due to one or more of these meds. |
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| Past medications/side effects | Digoxin, gave me cystitis-like symptoms, night sweats |
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| History of surgery | Cardioversion March 2006; stayed in NSR for 8 weeks |
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| Future plans | Repeating cardioversion. With NHS meant 6 month wait so paying to go private (planned for July 2006).
Not put on anti-arrythmics after first cv, plan is to start after next cv.
If cvs not long term effective then consider PVA. |
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| Personal comments | Find the AF a discomfort and sense I'm only operating at 70% capacity. Persistant feeling that my heart is racing slightly; get breathless and tire easily. In NSR felt great. |
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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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