This September, StopAfib.org marks the third year of celebrating Atrial Fibrillation Month to raise awareness of atrial fibrillation (afib), an expensive and life-threatening irregular heartbeat that is a common cause of stroke. StopAfib.org founder, Mellanie True Hills, knows the toll that atrial fibrillation takes on those with it and their families. After surviving blood clots [...]
Dabigatran Beats Warfarin for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
August 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment
There is a lot of big news coming out of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) going on in Barcelona right now. Judging by attendance, this is probably the biggest cardiology event in the world. The big announcement for atrial fibrillation sufferers is the progress towards a replacement for Coumadin (warfarin) coming out of the [...]
Should Patients and Doctors Consider Radio-frequency Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation to Be Ready for Prime Time — Share Your Opinion
August 21, 2009 By 14 Comments
A study of radio-frequency catheter ablation by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) was one of the first government-mandated Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) studies released. The report found that catheter ablation appears effective up to one year after the procedure, but more research is needed into longer-term success as well as the impact [...]
Men with Severe Sleep Apnea are at Twice the Risk of Death — What Those with Atrial Fibrillation Need to Know
August 20, 2009 By 3 Comments
Sleep apnea is an important risk factor for atrial fibrillation. It is also associated with hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart failure, stroke, diabetes, and insulin resistance, all of which are risk factors for, or results of, atrial fibrillation. Now a new study has just reported that men between the ages of 40 and 70 who [...]
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center presents an A-fib education dinner event in Houston
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Follow Health & Medicine Journalists on Twitter
August 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I’m an information junkie. I admit it. It’s my weakness. That’s why I LOVE following health writers on Twitter to get the latest health news instantly. In TweetDeck, my current Twitter tool of choice, I’ve set up a Group column just for Health Media tweets so that all the latest health news streams into one [...]
Dr. Michael Argenziano Talks About Atrial Fibrillation Procedure – Video
August 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
In Part 2 of StopAfib.org’s video interview with Dr. Michael Argenziano, of NY-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, he discusses a trial that they are participating in that involves implanting a heart rhythm monitor after an atrial fibrillation procedure to see what a patient’s rhythm looks like five, ten, and even twenty years later. Video Interview with [...]
Dr. Michael Argenziano Talks About Atrial Fibrillation Surgery – Video
August 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
In Part 1 of StopAfib.org’s video interview with Dr. Michael Argenziano, he discusses the atrial fibrillation surgery done at NY-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. He covers the kind of surgery that he prefers for those with recent-onset paroxysmal atrial fibrillation as well as for those with one or more failed catheter ablations, for whom he favors [...]
Dr. Anne Cahill on Arrhythmias and Omega-3 Fatty Acids — Video
August 3, 2009 By 3 Comments
