| Name | Dan F |
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| Location | Pleasantville, NY |
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| Age | 58 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Lone AF |
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| Years with condition | 2/3 |
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| Frequency of episodes | Average every 22 days |
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| Duration of episodes | 2 - 5 hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | none |
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| General health | Excellent. No other problems |
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| Current state | Episodes continue, but cause no problems |
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| Triggers | None known. |
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| Preventions | None. I've been off caffeine since second episode, but that doesn't seem to matter. |
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| Current medications/side effects | Aspirin 325 mg. 1/day. |
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| Past medications/side effects | Took cardizem for a month (prescribed by ER physician) before first appointment with a cardiologist, who took me off it. I have low resting pulse, and cardizem made it even lower. |
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| History of surgery | None. |
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| Future plans | First cardiologist told me to take Norpace; if that didn't work he'd double the dose; if that didn't work he'd go to something with worse side effects. I just got a second opinion from a highly-recommended cardiologist/EP, who said I shouldn't take anything except aspirin, and just see how it goes. I'm switching to him. |
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| Personal comments | I'm fortunate to have no ill effects during my episodes, so the cardiologist said I don't need medication, and am definitely not a candidate for ablation. He said I don't have to restrict my activities, and can even have caffeinated coffee in moderation. He said the chances of a stroke for someone with my frequency, duration, and general excellent health were minuscule. Best doctor's appointment I've ever had! If episodes get more frequent, which they will as I age, or I don't convert, we'll look at other options.
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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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