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Ridgefield, CT– May 12, 2011 – As an actress, Susan Lucci has loved many men in her storied soap opera career, but when her real-life leading man was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, or AFib, she jumped into action and pledged to learn everything she could about his condition. Now, Lucci and her husband, Helmut Huber, …

Kuala Lumpur, May 6, 2011 — According to a new report, How Can We Avoid a Stroke Crisis in the Asia-Pacific Region?, urgent coordinated action is needed to avoid millions of preventable strokes, which leave many patients who have atrial fibrillation (AF) both mentally and physically disabled, or dead, every year. The report, launched today …

By Mellanie True Hills  April 27, 2011 Summary: This article explores the decrease in stroke risk, TIAs, and heart-failure events associated with radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Reading time is approximately 2-3 minutes In our recent video interview with Dr. Matthew Reynolds of the Harvard Clinical Research Institute, he mentioned his current research that …

By Mellanie True Hills April 26, 2011 Summary: This video explores the research into the connection between genetics and atrial fibrillation and how you can help Reading and listening time is approximately 9-10 minutes In this video interview, Dr. Patrick Ellinor, electrophysiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, talked about his research as part of a consortium …

April 3, 2011 Dallas, TX — Mellanie True Hills, founder and CEO of StopAfib.org, an atrial fibrillation patient advocacy organization, recently spoke at the Fourth Annual Western Atrial Fibrillation Symposium in Park City, UT. This was the first time that someone representing patients has spoken at that medical conference, and may even have been the …

March 22, 2011 WASHINGTON — Despite the high costs and heavy demand for health services associated with atrial fibrillation (or AFib), a report released today suggests that states may not be providing residents with the necessary resources to address and manage this common chronic disease. AFib in America: State Impact Reports identify key state-by-state statistics, …

By Mellanie True Hills March 22, 2011 Summary: This video explores the conundrum of why blacks appear to have less afib than whites, and what blacks should do if they have atrial fibrillation risk factors Reading and listening time is approximately 5-6 minutes In this video interview, Dr. Keith Ferdinand, Professor at Emory University and …

By Mellanie True Hills March 18, 2011 — In this video interview, Dr. Matthew Reynolds, of the Harvard Clinical Research Institute, talked about his research looking at outcomes and quality of life following catheter ablation. The article we discussed, Improvements in Symptoms and Quality of Life in Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Treated With Radiofrequency …

March 14, 2011 — Please join us March 22 via webcast as the AF Stat™ Coalition unveils a first-of-its-kind analysis of the impact of atrial fibrillation at the state level. Here's the invitation and a link to RSVP… AFib in America: State Impact ReportsA State-by-State Analysis of the Costs and Consequences of a Leading Cardiovascular …