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Support Patient-Driven Afib Research on Giving Tuesday

Since today is Giving Tuesday, we’re asking for your help. Giving Tuesday is the time of year when people around the world support what matters most to them. We’re not asking for donations for us but instead are asking for your support for patient-driven afib research. At the Get in Rhythm. Stay in Rhythm.® Atrial …

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Patient-Funded Research to Help Prevent Afib

A favorite presenter at the Get in Rhythm. Stay in Rhythm.® Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conferences for the past two years has been Professor Bianca Brundel, PhD, from the physiology department at the Amsterdam University Medical Center in The Netherlands. Dr. Brundel shared with us information on testing how toxic triggers drive afib progression and how …

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Support Patient-Driven Afib Research on Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday is the time of year when people around the world support what matters most to them. That usually means giving donations to nonprofit organizations such as ours. But, we are not asking for donations for us. Instead, we are asking for your help in supporting afib research—patient-initiated and patient-driven afib research. Let me …

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Check Your 2022 Medicare Drug Plan—You Have Until December 7 to Change

Will your medications be covered next year by your Medicare plan? We’re hearing about formulary changes, especially among the anticoagulants. Medications that have been covered for years are being dropped from some formularies. That could be costly, but you can change plans if needed. Learn more about how to quickly check and easily enroll in …

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Do Triggers Cause Afib? Find Out Results of an Atrial Fibrillation Trigger Study

The results of the I-STOP-AFib (Individualized Studies of Triggers of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation) Study were just presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Many of you participated in this novel patient-driven study that featured a Patient Lead Investigator and a Patient Advisory Board. Learn what the study found about afib triggers and how this …

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Please Take This Survey to Help Researchers Study “Pill-in-Pocket” Blood Thinners Using a Smart Watch

We would appreciate your help with a survey to help Dr. Rod Passman, a researcher at Northwestern University who spoke at the Get in Rhythm. Stay in Rhythm.® Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference this past weekend. He is working on developing a study into the use of blood thinners on an “as needed” basis compared to the …

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Can You Help the Heart Rhythm Society With Their Afib Patient Survey?

The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), the medical society for electrophysiologists, would like your help with their afib patient perspectives survey. The survey asks about your experiences with afib and is open to those in any country. The survey will only take about 4-6 minutes. You can access it here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HHX82CM Thank you for your help.

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