AFibbers Database: Lesley

Name	Lesley
Location	Nottingham, UK
Age	45
Diagnosed condition	Lone AF
Years with condition	Ten years diagnosed
Frequency of episodes	Constantly in and out on a daily basis
Duration of episodes	Usually short
Event preceding first AF	None, but diagnosed when pregnant with first child
General health	Good
Current state	OK, but I feel like I'm always operating 20% below par
Triggers	I have no known triggers, and think that I have adrenal rather than vagal AF, so it does get worse when I am stressed or nervous. I do however, avoid excessive caffine, only one cup of tea or coffee a day, and very little alcohol. I am very careful not to overdo it phyisically. My AF always gets worse when I have a virus, or any other minor illness.
Preventions	None, it seems to come and go at will.
Current medications/side effects	Bisoprolol fumarate 10mg Flecanide 25mg morning and night Aspirin 300mg Bad circulation - I always have cold hands and feet
Past medications/side effects	Atenolol - made my hair fall out
History of surgery	None
Future plans	At the moment I am waiting it out. The UK seems a bit behind the States and France with regard to ablations. Also, due to the complicated pattern of electrical impulses that make up my very erratic heart beat, I have been told that it may be difficult to ablate my heart anyway.
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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