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StopAfib Discussion Forum: Step-by-Step Registration Directions

Go to the StopAfib Discussion Forum (http://forum.stopafib.org).  Click the "Create an Account" button in the upper right hand corner of the page. Enter a username. Enter your email address. Choose a password. Re-enter that password. For the registration question, just enter the word (without quotations) that it tells you to enter. The security check will …

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Report from the 2017 Cardiovascular Clinical Trials (CVCT) Conference

By: Debbe McCall  January 4, 2018 Summary:  Report from the 2017 Cardiovascular Clinical Trials Conference November 30-December 2, 2017 in Washington, DC Reading time:  7–9 minutes This was my first time attending the Cardiovascular Clinical Trials (CVCT) conference. I was an invited speaker along with six other patients! That’s more patients invited to speak than at all the other conferences I …

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Report from EP in the West 2017

By: Debbe McCall January 4, 2018 Summary:  Report from Debbe McCall from EP in the West 2017 in Palo Alto, CA, December 9 Reading time:  7–9 minutes EP in the West is a one-day arrhythmia summit sponsored by Stanford University. It’s a full day with three simultaneous tracks. This is a conference for EPs (electrophysiologists) …

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Andrea Natale, MD Receives Prestigious Eric N. Prystowsky, MD Advocate for Patients Award from StopAfib.org

October 10, 2017 Summary: Andrea Natale, MD Receives Prestigious Eric N. Prystowsky, MD Advocate for Patients Award from StopAfib.org Reading time: 2–3 minutes     DALLAS and AUSTIN, Oct. 10, 2017 — World-renowned electrophysiologist Andrea Natale, MD, of Austin, received the prestigious Eric N. Prystowsky, MD Advocate for Patients award, which was bestowed by StopAfib.org …

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The Economist launches “Preventing Stroke: Uneven Progress” report and webinar

September 20, 2017 (UPDATED September 21, 2017) Summary:  The Economist launches “Preventing Stroke: Uneven Progress” report and webinar on September 21 Reading time: 2–3 minutes. On September 21st at 10:00am EST, The Economist Intelligence Unit, a division of The Economist, hosted a webinar to release a report on efforts to prevent stroke in twenty countries …

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Can your lifestyle affect your afib?

June 27, 2017 Summary: Join StopAfib.org for a Rare Opportunity to Hear From One of the World's Top Experts on the Genetics and Epidemiology of Afib. Discover What You Need to Know Now, as an Afib Patient, About Afib Genetics, Risk Factors, and Prevention. Reading time: 2–3 minutes. Have you ever wondered whether your lifestyle …

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Announcing the Second Annual Judy Currier Scholarship to Attend the Get In Rhythm. Stay In Rhythm.™ Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference

June 12, 2017 Summary: To honor former StopAfib.org forum member Judy Currier, the organization offers a scholarship to make it possible for recipients to attend the Get In Rhythm. Stay In Rhythm.™ Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference, August 4-6 in Dallas, TX Reading time: 3–4 minutes. Judy and Mellanie at the Discovery Channel’s Red Carpet Premiere …

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