For National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month, I'm excited to moderate two free afib webinars being hosted by Medtronic. The September 26 webinar features Dr. Devi Nair, Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology & Research, St. Bernards Medical Center, White River Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR. The September 30 webinar features Dr. Nicholas Skipitaris, Western Regional Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology, …
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If you’re new to our community, please check out these tools when deciding whether to take blood thinners. Even if you have used them previously, things may have changed about your afib, so it may be worth looking at them again. These tools come from the ENHANCE-AF (Engaging Patients to Help Achieve Increased Patient Choice …
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Some new tools are available for your use in deciding whether to take blood thinners. These tools come from the ENHANCE-AF (Engaging Patients to Help Achieve Increased Patient Choice and Engagement for AF Stroke Prevention) Trial that our founder helped with. The American Heart Association funded the trial, the principal investigators were at Stanford University, …
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StopAfib.org is seeking afib patients interested in participating in an advocacy training program. The training program will help prepare individuals to share patient perspectives with various audiences and participate in advocacy activities. The training will take place virtually and consist of two half-day sessions, January 19-20, 2023. Following that, if you would like to refine …
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With the QALY App, you can get your Kardia, Apple Watch, Fitbit, and Samsung ECGs reviewed by cardiographic technicians. The QALY app was developed by a team from Stanford and Berkeley led by cardiac electrophysiologist, Dr. Marco Perez. Many of you may remember him from the 2019 patient conference where he spoke on Digital Health …
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During National Afib Month, Join us for a Restoring Life’s Rhythm Webinar For National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month, I'm excited to moderate two free afib webinars being hosted by Medtronic. The September 20, 2022 webinar features Dr. Amin Al-Ahmad, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist at Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia in Austin, TX. The September 24, 2022 webinar features …
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StopAfib.org has developed a Public Service Announcement (PSA) about the importance of maintaining normal sinus rhythm to reduce disease progression. The PSA launched today to run during National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month. It shares why it’s important to Get in Rhythm and Stay in Rhythm. To watch the PSA and learn more, go to: StopAfib.org …
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July 12, 2022 Summary: StopAfib.org Get in Rhythm. Stay in Rhythm. Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference, August 5–7 in Dallas & via Livestream Reading time: 2–3 minutes StopAfib.org Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference, August 5–7 in Dallas & via Livestream See full press release and photos at PRNewswire. DALLAS, July 12, 2022—StopAfib.org’s annual Get in Rhythm. Stay in …
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Today, we are featuring programs from our friends at the Alliance for Aging Research. Would You Like to Be an Afib Research Advocate? The Alliance for Aging Research Senior Patient and Family Caregiver Network (SP&FCN) is currently seeking patients, family caregivers, and post-doctoral researchers interested in applying to participate in their 2022 advocacy training. The network …
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NOTE: This offer has expired. However, learn more about the QALY App here. With the QALY App, you can get your Kardia and Apple Watch ECGs reviewed by Cardiographic Technicians. The QALY app was developed by a team led by Dr. Marco Perez. Many of you may remember him from the 2019 patient conference where …
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