European Society of Cardiology, ESC Congress 2012 – 24 August 2012 Over 10,000 patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, policy makers and the general public from 136 countries have signed the world’s only Global Atrial Fibrillation Patient Charter calling for government action to help prevent millions of people from dying or becoming disabled by a stroke caused …
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By Mellanie True Hills August 2, 2012 Summary: Dr. James Reiffel discusses the treatment of atrial fibrillation with medications, including rate control vs. rhythm control, new drug combinations, and research into new afib drugs. Reading and watching time is approximately 10 minutes In this video interview at Heart Rhythm 2012, Dr. James Reiffel updates us …
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July 19, 2012 Summary: Alliance for Aging Research and Atrial Fibrillation Optimal Treatment Task Force Release Expert Consensus Statement on Assessing Stroke and Bleeding Risk for Appropriate Anticoagulant Use Reading time: 3–4 minutes Dallas, TX — Today, the Alliance for Aging Research released a new consensus statement developed by a group of leading experts in …
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By Mellanie True Hills July 17, 2012 Summary: Dr. Eric Prystowsky, world-renowned electrophysiologist, tackles the controversial issue of which atrial fibrillation patients should be on rate control and which should be on rhythm control. Reading and watching time is approximately 9 minutes In this video interview at Heart Rhythm 2012, Dr. Eric Prystowsky discusses the …
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By Mellanie True Hills July 2, 2012 Summary: EP Lab Digest interview with StopAfib.org founder Mellanie True Hills about the Global Atrial Fibrillation Patient Charter and the Sign Against Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation Campaign launched recently at the World Congress of Cardiology in Dubai Reading time: 4-6 minutes, which includes the article referenced In the …
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By Mellanie True Hills June 27, 2012 Summary: Aspirin should no longer play a role in the prevention of stroke in atrial fibrillation according to this video interview with a leading expert, Dr. Albert Waldo. Reading and watching time is approximately 4 minutes In this video interview at Heart Rhythm 2012, Dr. Albert Waldo, one …
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By Mellanie True Hills June 11, 2012 Summary: FIRM catheter ablation is a new frontier for atrial fibrillation treatment and was the buzz at Heart Rhythm 2012. In this video, Dr. Sanjiv Narayan provides an update on the results of focal beat and rotor (FIRM) ablation. Reading and watching time is approximately 6 minutes In …
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May 7, 2012 — At the recent PhRMA 2012 annual conference, StopAfib.org founder Mellanie True Hills was honored to be interviewed by PhRMAdigital regarding atrial fibrillation. Watch the video interview, and see other video interviews from PhRMA, at What will it take to discover the root cause of atrial fibrillation? StopAfib Founder comments at #PhRMA12
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May 3, 2012 Summary: StopAfib.org, an advocacy organization for those living with atrial fibrillation, will join the Heart Rhythm Society to kick off "Cardiac Arrhythmia Awareness Month" in Massachusetts with a Boston citywide event on May 9 to raise awareness of potentially life-threatening heart rhythm disorders. Reading time: 2–3 minutes Dallas — On May 9, …
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April 18, 2012 Dubai, United Arab Emirates — StopAfib.org had the great privilege of participating in an important event, the launching of the Global Atrial Fibrillation Patient Charter and the Sign Against Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation campaign at the World Congress of Cardiology in Dubai. StopAfib.org was one of several patient organizations that led the …
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