By Mellanie True Hills January 31, 2014 Summary: Members of the StopAfib.org patient community receive a discount on the HeartCheck Handheld ECG Monitor with 24/7 SMART Monitoring, including free physician-read ECG interpretations for US patients Reading time: 1–2 minutes The HeartCheck Handheld ECG Monitor is portable, easy to use, and takes accurate ECG recordings in …
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By Mellanie True Hills January 31, 2014 Summary: Members of the StopAfib.org patient community receive a special discount on the HeartCheck PEN Reading time: 1–2 minutes The HeartCheck PEN, from CardioComm Solutions, takes accurate ECG readings in 30 seconds. Simply hold the device in your hands and press “start” to capture an ECG recording …
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By Mellanie True Hills January 31, 2014 Summary: Members of the StopAfib.org patient community can get discounts on the HeartCheck PEN and the HeartCheck Handheld ECG Monitor Reading time: 1 minute StopAfib.org is pleased to make the atrial fibrillation patient community aware of discounts provided by CardioComm Solutions on their two portable heart monitors. The …
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January 15, 2014 Here is the transcript of our December 17 afib community chat where the atrial fibrillation experts at the Cleveland Clinic answered your most pressing questions. Transcript is reprinted with the permission of the Cleveland Clinic. Reading time: Approximately 30–60 minutes Chat Description: The most common irregular heart rhythm is called atrial fibrillation …
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December 30, 2013 This video is the wrap-up and closing of the Get in Rhythm. Stay in Rhythm.TM Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference. Video watching time is approximately 3 1/2 minutes. Low resolution High resolution — YouTube Knowing how important this information would be to those living with atrial fibrillation, we committed to do a two-camera …
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December 30, 2013 In this video from the Get in Rhythm. Stay in Rhythm.™ Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference, the panel members answered procedure-related and general questions from the audience. Some of the topics included: How do patients and doctors decide upon the right procedure? What is the role of pacemakers in managing afib? What is …
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December 26, 2013 In this video from the Get in Rhythm. Stay in Rhythm.™ Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference, Dr. William T. Brinkman discusses surgery for atrial fibrillation, including the concomitant maze, the classic Cox maze, the closed chest maze using the Dallas Lesion Set, and the new staged hybrid surgical ablation procedure. He also talked …
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December 23, 2013 In this video from the Get in Rhythm. Stay in Rhythm.™ Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference, Dr. Robert Kowal talked about innovative new procedures to treat atrial fibrillation and prevent strokes. The ablation procedures he discussed included: Laser balloon Specialized radiofrequency catheters such as cycled phased RF FIRM (Focal Impulse and Rotor Modulation) …
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See nearly four hoursof video where leading afib experts will provide you with the information to manage your afib and get appropriate care. Sign up to be notified when new videos and transcripts are posted and to receive other afib news. Go to the Newsletter Sign Up in the top right of this page. …
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December 19, 2013 In this video from the Get in Rhythm. Stay in Rhythm.™ Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference, Dr. Jay O. Franklin talked about cryoballoon ablation and compared it to radiofrequency catheter ablation. Video watching time is approximately 15 minutes. Low resolution High resolution — YouTube About Jay O. Franklin, MD, FACC, FHRS Dr. Jay …
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