Resources for Atrial Fibrillation Patients and Caregivers

The following resources cover general atrial fibrillation information as well afib patient discussion forums and social media, afib guidelines, medications, patient sites, and physician resources.

Atrial Fibrillation General Resources

• American Heart Association Atrial Fibrillation Information
• American Stroke Association
• American College of Cardiology Cardiosource AF Clinical Collection
• Cleveland Clinic AF Center
• Heart Rhythm Society Atrial Fibrillation Patient Site
• Journal of Atrial Fibrillation
• Mayo Clinic Atrial Fibrillation
• MedicineNet.com Atrial Fibrillation Index
• Medline Plus Interactive Afib Tutorial
• Medscape Atrial Fibrillation Resource Center
• The AFIB Report
• TheHeart.org Arrhythmia/EP Site
• WebMD Atrial Fibrillation Health Center

Discussion Forums and Social Media

• A-fibcures — Discuss non-pharmaceutical afib cures
• Afib Support Group — Atrial fibrillation support group
• Atrial Fibrillation Blog — Discuss living with afib
• Daily Strength Afib Support — Daily Strength afib forum and journals
• Lone Atrial Fibrillation — Lone atrial fibrillation, including treatment with diet and supplements
• P Atrial FibSupport — Support for all afib patients
• StopAfib.org Forums — For afib patients by afib patients
• Twitter — Resources to Follow
• UK Atrial Fibrillation Association Forum — UK Atrial Fibrillation Assn forum

Guidelines

• 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation — ACC/AHA/ESC, Circulation, 2006;114:e257-e354
• Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Recommendations for Personnel, Policy, Procedures and Follow-Up — HRS/EHRA/ECAS, Heart Rhythm Society [Internet], Copyright, 2007

Medication Information & Interactions

• Drug Digest
• Drug Information Online
• Medline Plus Drug and Supplements
• PTINR.com — Resources for those on Coumadin® or warfarin
• WebMD Drugs & Interactions

Patient Sites

• A-fib.com — Steve Ryan
• AF-ideas.com — Dick Inglis
• AfibTreatment.com — Steve Ingram
• Russ Ward

Physician Resources

• American Association for Thoracic Surgery
• Annals of Thoracic Surgery
• Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium
• Circulation
• Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
• European Heart Rhythm Association
• Heart Rhythm Society
• Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
• Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
• Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons