New at the Atrial Fibrillation Blog

June 18, 2008 6:18 AM CT

Since the shocking death of political commentator Tim Russert a few days ago, we have seen a huge outpouring of love and respect for this man who was so admired. I admired him, too, but this post is not about what his life taught us, but about what his death taught us.

Many of us with atrial fibrillation also have heart disease. Even those with lone atrial fibrillation may be at risk for heart disease. Thus this story hits close to home for many of us even though it’s not about atrial fibrillation.

Read the full post at:
Tim Russert’s Heart Attack: Was He Our Canary in the Coal Mine?