In September of 2012, there will be two Congressional briefings on atrial fibrillation for National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month. The featured speakers on September 18 will be Hugh Calkins, MD, FHRS, a world-renowned expert on atrial fibrillation and Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Incoming President, and Mellanie True Hills, an afib patient and CEO and Founder …
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The American College of Cardiology recently interviewed our founder and CEO, Mellanie True Hills, about how she came to start Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month and what has happened as a result. Access the video at: American College of Cardiology Interviews StopAfib.org Founder About Having Created Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
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The June issue of EP Lab Digest featured an interview with StopAfib.org founder Mellanie True Hills about the recent launch of the Global Atrial Fibrillation Patient Charter and the Sign Against Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation Campaign at the World Congress of Cardiology in Dubai. The Global AF Patient Charter focused on five critical recommendations that could …
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StopAfib.org founder Mellanie True Hills was honored to be interviewed at the recent PhRMA 2012 annual conference regarding atrial fibrillation and the quest to discover the root cause of 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
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On May 9th, StopAfib.org will join with the Heart Rhythm Society for a citywide event in Boston kicking off "Cardiac Arrhythmia Awareness Month" in Massachusetts. The event, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Boston City Hall Plaza, will raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of potentially life-threatening heart rhythm disorders such as atrial …
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StopAfib.org had the great privilege of participating in the launch of the Global Atrial Fibrillation Patient Charter and the Sign Against Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation campaign at the World Congress of Cardiology in Dubai. To learn more about this independent patient charter, which StopAfib.org participated in developing, and to sign the charter, see: Global Atrial …
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Mellanie True Hills, founder of StopAfib.org, spoke at the Fifth Annual Western Atrial Fibrillation Symposium medical conference. Her remarks are summarized in her patient perspective column in the April 2012 issue of EP Lab Digest. See: How Social Media Helps Educate Afib Patients: An Atrial Fibrillation Patient Perspective Published in EP Lab Digest, April, 2012
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Featured at Grand Rounds: Health Tips at USATODAY.com The holidays seem to bring on lots of atrial fibrillation, often attributed to a condition called "Holiday Heart Syndrome", which is supposedly caused by consuming too much alcohol and caffeine during the holidays. This year, can we avoid afib caused by Holiday Heart Syndrome? I think so, …
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Raising afib awareness is intensely personal for StopAfib.org founder, Mellanie True Hills, and led her to create the first Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month in 2007. Working with other organizations, Hills helped urge the U.S. Senate to officially designate National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month in September 2009. This roundup recaps what happened during Afib Month 2011, …
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September is Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month. Lots of folks don’t know too much about the condition, which is an irregular heart beat that can lead to serious complications such as dementia, heart failure, stroke or even death. To help spread the word, StopAfib.org presents these 10 afib facts and figures that will probably surprise even …
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