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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A brand new tool, Atrial Fibrillation in Primary Care (AFIP), was just released at the European Society of Cardiology meeting in Paris. This tool may be useful for afib patients and their caregivers, especially those who are newly-diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, in working with doctors. Two members of the StopAfib.org Global Medical Advisory Board are …
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In honor of Atrial Fibrillation (Afib) Awareness Month, Team AFib would like to invite you to our second webinar, “AFib CARE: Creating A Role for Effective Teams”, taking place at 1:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 14 and hosted by StopAfib.org. To learn more, see: Join Team AFib’s Atrial Fibrillation Webinar, “AFib CARE: Creating A …
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StopAfib.org would like to applaud and thank Sen. Michael Crapo [R-ID], Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA], Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI], Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI], Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL], and Sen. Patrick Toomey [R-PA] for introducing and passing the Atrial Fibrillation Resolution (S. Res. 243), which promotes increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation. To learn …
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House Resolution 295 has just been introduced by StopAfib.org's home district representative, Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-TX). We would like to thank Representative Granger for her support of the atrial fibrillation community. The AF Resolution encourages promotion of afib awareness, diagnosis, and treatment. To move the resolution out of committee and to the House floor for …
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For Stroke Awareness Month in May, StopAfib.org, an atrial fibrillation patient advocacy organization for those living with atrial fibrillation, recounted the activities focused on raising awareness of atrial fibrillation to avert a stroke crisis. These included continued participation in the Facing AFib campaign, which launched a new pledge by spokesperson Susan Lucci and her husband …
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In honor of National Stroke Awareness Month (May), Team AFib invites you to our inaugural webinar “AFib: When Stroke Strikes”, hosted by the National Stroke Association. A live expert panel will help you learn to recognize and respond quickly to afib stroke signs and symptoms. StopAfib.org is a member of Team AFib. To learn more …
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You're invited to join us for the launch of The Silver Book®: Thrombosis on March 23, 2011, at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. If you can't make it, see how you can order a copy of the book, which features statistics on atrial fibrillation and strokes. See: Atrial Fibrillation …
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Check out the latest patient profile at StopAfib.org. Thanks to a catheter ablation that stopped her atrial fibrillation, Michele Straube, an outdoors enthusiast, will be undertaking an adventure that she is calling "Crossing the Heart of the Alps for Atrial Fibrillation Awareness." While you're there, check out all our patient stories.
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