Some anticoagulants are being dropped from formularies next year November 22, 2021 Summary: You have until December 7 to check your Medicare Drug Plans for changes to medication coverage next year Reading time: 2–3 minutes. Will your medications be covered next year by your Medicare plan? We’re hearing about formulary changes, especially among the anticoagulants. …
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Alcohol, but not caffeine, triggered afib, but managing triggers decreased afib episodes by 40% By November 18, 2021 Summary: The I-STOP-AFib Triggers Study found that alcohol, but not caffeine, triggered afib and that managing triggers decreased afib episodes by 40%. Reading time: 4–6 minutes The results of the I-STOP-AFib (Individualized Studies of Triggers of Paroxysmal …
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Check out the latest on our new afib patient website November 16, 2021 Summary: New StopAfib.org Website Features Information for Those with Atrial Fibrillation. Reading time: 2 minutes We’re excited to announce the launch of our new StopAfib.org website. If you haven’t been to the site lately, please check it out. There may even be things …
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Get life-changing info. Get your life back. We recently wrapped up the 2021 Get in Rhythm. Stay in Rhythm.® Virtual Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference, and to sum it up … it was life-changing. A real-life case in point: Sydell Howitt said, “This was my first StopAfib.org conference, and it has been the most valuable and productive thing I’ve done in …
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National Atrial Fibrillation (Afib) Awareness Month is a time to raise awareness of afib and the risk of stroke. September 20, 2021 Summary: September is National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month, And It Is More Important Than Ever. Reading time: 2–3 minutes September Is Afib Awareness Month, And It Is More Important Than Ever DALLAS, SEPTEMBER …
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GET YOUR LIFE BACK. SOONER. Webinars Hosted by Medtronic. September 15, 2021 For National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month, I'm excited to moderate two afib webinars being hosted by Medtronic. You’ll have two opportunities to hear from electrophysiologists and an afib patient. Join either webinar. September 22, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. CT: Join Dr. Ilana Kutinsky, …
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With Medicare’s Proposed Reimbursement Cuts for Electrophysiologists, Catheter Ablations Could Become Harder for Patients to Get September 3, 2021 Summary: Catheter ablations may become harder to get – here’s how you can preserve your access to them. Reading time: 2–3 minutes We need your help! Are you a Medicare patient (in the US and 65 …
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Anyone anywhere in the world can spend three days hearing about a variety of afib topics directly from the foremost experts July 13, 2021 Summary: The StopAfib.org Virtual Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference Takes Place Aug. 6–8, 2021 Reading time: 2–3 minutes DALLAS, July 13, 2021—The StopAfib.org Get in Rhythm. Stay in Rhythm.® Virtual Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference …
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Update: This survey is now closed. Researchers need your help to find new ways to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation Summary: You can help with a proposed study leveraging a smart watch and “pill-in-the-pocket” blood thinners to prevent afib-related strokes Reading time: 2–3 minutes Dr. Rod Passman, a researcher at Northwestern University who …
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Dr. Eric Prystowsky, ally and advocate. June 3, 2021 Summary: 2021 Conference opening keynote: Dr. Eric Prystowsky, ally and advocate. Reading time: 2–3 minutes If any single afib expert has played a role in getting the afib patient community a “place at the table” with our doctors, it’s Dr. Eric Prystowsky. He is a true ally and …
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