In celebration of National Atrial Fibrillation (Afib) Awareness Month, StopAfib.org has announced the results of a national online survey of more than 400 people in the US aged 45 and older living with afib. The research was conducted online by The Harris Poll on behalf of StopAfib.org and Boston Scientific Corporation, which funded the survey. …
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StopAfib.org partnered with the Cleveland Clinic to give you an opportunity to ask your atrial fibrillation questions of their experts Dr. Oussama Wazni and Dr. Mandeep Bhargava along with StopAfib.org founder Mellanie True Hills. The transcript of this chat is now available and features a wealth of information organized by topic area. To access the …
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Are you in the Houston area? If so, consider coming to the Houston AFib Patient Experience Seminar on Saturday, April 21st, 2018 from 9 am to 4 pm. You will hear from Dr. Randall Wolf and other UT Health physicians along with our founder, Mellanie True Hills. Learn more at: Houston AFib Patient Experience Seminar
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Last fall, Mellanie True Hills, founder of StopAfib.org, reached out to the atrial fibrillation patient community to ask, “What would you tell your healthcare providers about living with afib?” More than 1,000 of you provided thoughts for sharing with doctors attending her Opening Keynote speech at the Afib Main Event at the American Heart Association …
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Our live chats with the Cleveland Clinic afib experts are always popular, so please join us for the next one on March 2, 2018. Irregular or abnormal heartbeats, called arrhythmias, occur when there are abnormal electrical impulses in your heart, causing your heart to beat too fast, too slow, or irregularly. Arrhythmias are very common …
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StopAfib.org partnered with the Cleveland Clinic to give you an opportunity to ask your atrial fibrillation questions of their experts Dr. Walid Saliba and Dr. Mandeep Bhargava along with StopAfib.org founder Mellanie True Hills. The transcript of this chat is now available and features a wealth of information organized by topic area. To access the …
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We’re hearing more and more stories about insurance companies forcing patients to change from medications they are doing well on to less expensive medications, in spite of their wishes or those of their doctors. While that usually is not a problem, we’re hearing about more and more adverse events resulting from these medication changes (non-medical …
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Screening for silent atrial fibrillation (afib with no symptoms) in those 65 and over, and treating with blood thinners (anticoagulants), could prevent thousands of strokes worldwide each year according to a top-level panel of experts in today’s issue of Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association. StopAfib.org is part of the AF-SCREEN International Collaboration …
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Since closing Super Early Bird registration for the 2017 Get in Rhythm, Stay in RhythmTM Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference (August 4–6), we heard from people who were eager to book their airline tickets and reserve their seats at the live event. And we couldn’t be happier because that means we’re reaching those who are ready …
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StopAfib.org partnered with the Cleveland Clinic to give you an opportunity to ask your atrial fibrillation questions of their experts, Dr. Walid Saliba, Dr. Oussama Wazni, and Dr. David Van Wagoner, along with StopAfib.org founder Mellanie True Hills. The transcript of this chat is now available and features a wealth of information organized by topic …
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