There is a lot of news coming out of the American College of Cardiology annual meetings going on currently in Orlando. One such story, about the Watchman device trial, is particularly important to those with afib who are concerned about blood clots and stroke. Read more at: Watchman Device as Alternative to Warfarin or Coumadin
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50+ Fabulous is currently featuring the story of Mellanie True Hills, CEO of StopAfib.org. The story talks about Mellanie's transition from high-tech road warrior to her mission of saving lives and later creating StopAfib.org for those with atrial fibrillation. 50+ Fabulous founder, Pattie Heisser, started the online community during a brief sabbatical from her consulting …
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StopAfib.org and the Atrial Fibrillation Blog are proud to announce our involvement in, and support of, a bill recently introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives, H. Res. 255, which would officially designate September as National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month. Now we need your help. Find our more about the resolution and what you can …
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On March 18, 2009, StopAfib.org represented the atrial fibrillation patient community at the FDA Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee hearings on a replacement for amiodarone. We greatly appreciate you sharing your many stories so that we could share your experiences with the FDA. I had promised to share my comments with the afib patient …
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In this interview from Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium 2009, Dr. Ralph Damiano, cardiothoracic surgeon, talks about developing customized atrial fibrillation treatment procedures for individual afib patients, both by surgical maze procedure and catheter ablation. Learn more and see the video: Dr. Damiano on Customized Atrial Fibrillation Treatment
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A newly-posted video from an evening presentation by Dr. James Edgerton at Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium 2009 provides a rare glimpse into the evolution of atrial fibrillation surgery, including the mini maze procedure, and gives a peek at its future as well. See video from actual afib surgeries. Learn more and see the video: Dr. …
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I was just in Washington, DC, where I had the privilege of having some great meetings on Capitol Hill. I met with legislative directors to Senate and House of Representatives members to gain support for a resolution being introduced soon that would officially designate September as National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month. Do you know a …
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World-renowned electrophysiologist, Eric N. Prystowsky, a member of the writing committee for the atrial fibrillation guidelines, shared with Mellanie True Hills and StopAfib.org what afib patients need to know about the atrial fibrillation guidelines. Watch the video: Dr. Eric Prystowsky Talks About What Patients Need to Know About the Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines
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If you're looking for the latest atrial fibrillation news, here are a couple of options: Get the latest atrial fibrillation news articles via afib news feed at any time by going to the bottom of the StopAfib.org news & events page. You might want to bookmark it and check it daily for the latest information. …
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The Atrial Fibrillation Blog, from StopAfib.org, was just selected as a top health blog. Thank you so much to those of you who supported us. Read: StopAfib.org Atrial Fibrillation Blog Honored as a Top Blog
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