At the recent Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium, catheter ablation was presented as possibly a better atrial fibrillation (AF) treatment option for serious and professional athletes than antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs). According to Dr. Riccardo Cappato (Institute Policlinics San Donato, Milan, Italy), antiarrhythmic drug therapy has not been popular with this patient population."Even when effective, AADs significantly …
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February is Heart Month. To kick if off, on Friday, February 5 we celebrate National Wear Red Day® when Americans nationwide wear red to show their support for women's heart disease awareness. This event is co-sponsored by the American Heart Association; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Office on Women's Health of the U.S. Department …
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Mellanie True Hills, CEO of StopAfib.org, is keynoting the Women's Power Pulse Luncheon and Expo on February 12, 2010, at the McAllen Convention Center in McAllen, TX. The Women's Power Pulse Luncheon & Expo is sponsored by Doctors Hospital at Renaissance. Mellanie provides a message of hope and encouragement, sharing how to take control, decrease …
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