June 7, 2017 Summary: StopAfib.org proudly announces the opening of nominations for the Eric N. Prystowsky, MD Advocate for Patients Award Reading time: 3–4 minutes Dr. Prystowsky and Mellanie True Hills announcing the renaming of the award to the Eric N. Prystowsky, MD Advocate for Patients Award at the reception at the 2016 Get In …
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June 5, 2017 Summary: Share your adverse events from non-medical switching to help us get something done about this Reading time: 1–2 minutes We are hearing from afib patients that they have been forced by their insurance companies to switch to less expensive medications, and neither the patients nor their doctors had any input …
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May 8, 2017 4pm Eastern time Summary: Experts recommend screening for Atrial Fibrillation in older people to cut risk of stroke and death, according to new research in Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association Reading time: 3–5 minutes Experts recommend screening for Atrial Fibrillation in older people to cut risk of stroke and …
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April 25, 2017 Summary: Registration is now open for the Get In Rhythm, Stay In RhythmTM Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference hosted by StopAfib.org Reading time: 2–3 minutes Special Announcement from StopAfib.org... Since closing Super Early Bird registration for the 2017 Get in Rhythm. Stay in Rhythm.™ Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference (August 4-6), we received several …
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April 4, 2017 Summary: Here is the transcript of our March 6 chat with atrial fibrillation experts Dr. David Van Wagoner, Dr. Oussama Wazni, and Dr. Walid Saliba of the Cleveland Clinic answering your most pressing afib questions. Transcript is reprinted with the permission of the Cleveland Clinic. Reading time: Approximately 30–60 minutes Chat Description …
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April 1, 2017 Summary: Is It Afib That Causes Strokes, Or Maybe Something Else? Emerging Themes from the AF Symposium, American College of Cardiology, and Other Medical Conferences Reading time: 2–3 minutes. By Mellanie True Hills I just returned from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) medical conference. Over the past six months, I have also …
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March 13, 2017 Summary: Do you know your atrial fibrillation triggers? Help with some patient-centered research into afib triggers. Reading time: 1-2 minutes UPDATE: The survey is complete and links have been removed. Access the published results at the bottom of this page. The University of California at San Francisco has received a grant to …
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March 6, 2017 Summary: FDA wants to hear from afib patients about their experiences being diagnosed and treated Reading time: 1-2 minutes The FDA is holding Listening Sessions in order to learn more from those with atrial fibrillation. These will be held by the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. This is the part …
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By Debbe McCall (with support from Mellanie True Hills) February 14, 2017 Summary: Report from Debbe McCall from day two of the 2017 Atrial Fibrillation Symposium in Orlando, FL, January 12-14 Reading time: 7–9 minutes In case you didn’t know, medical conferences start *early*. The first presentations are usually at 7am. Day Two started with Case …
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By Debbe McCall (with support from Mellanie True Hills) February 13, 2017 Summary: Report from Debbe McCall from day one of the 2017 Atrial Fibrillation Symposium in Orlando, FL, January 12-14 Reading time: 7–9 minutes AF Symposium (AFS2017) is the first cardiovascular medical conference of the year. It is a three day symposium with the world’s …
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