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		<title>Join WomenHeart and Million Hearts in a Special Presentation January 18 in Washington, DC</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, January 18, 2012 8:30 a.m. breakfast 9:00 &#8211; 10:00 a.m. program National Press Club 529 14th Street NW Washington, DC Plan to join WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease for a special presentation about the Million Hearts campaign. Million Hearts – a joint initiative of the Centers for Disease Control and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Avoiding Dehydration Prevent Atrial Fibrillation &#8220;Holiday Heart Syndrome&#8221;?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;Holiday Heart Syndrome&#8221;, 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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>View the Transcript of our October Atrial Fibrillation Chat with Cleveland Clinic Afib Experts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently StopAfib.org partnered with the Cleveland Clinic to give you an opportunity to chat live with two of their atrial fibrillation experts, Dr. Walid Saliba and Dr. David Van Wagoner, who were joined by StopAfib.org founder Mellanie True Hills. The transcript of our afib community chat with these atrial fibrillation experts from the Cleveland Clinic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Your Afib Questions Answered by Cleveland Clinic Atrial Fibrillation Experts on Live Chat</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Atrial fibrillation is the most common irregular heart rhythm that starts in the atria.  While it is often a mere annoyance, it can also be responsible for life-threatening medical emergencies that result in cardiac arrest, stroke and sudden death. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to chat live on October 28 with atrial fibrillation experts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month 2011 Happenings</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ten Surprising Things You Don’t Know about Afib</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Atrial Fibrillation (Afib) Month Raises Awareness about this Common, Yet Unknown Condition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mellanie True Hills September is Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month. A lot of folks may ask: Why do we need a month devoted to afib? Or, even, what is atrial fibrillation, anyway? Afib is an irregular heart beat that can lead to serious complications, such as dementia, heart failure, stroke, or even death. Too many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stopping Atrial Fibrillation is Big News, from EP Lab Digest September, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our September EP Lab Digest Patient Perspective column, Stopping Atrial Fibrillation is Big News!, focuses on activities taking place during Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month, including public service announcements featuring daytime TV star Susan Lucci  and former NBA player and general manager Jerry West. It also talks about how Atrial Fibrillation Month came into being. To [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Atrial Fibrillation Patient Perspective on Better Care, from EP Lab Digest August, 2011</title>
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		<comments>http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/atrial-fibrillation-patient-perspective-on-better-care-from-ep-lab-digest-august-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In her first regular Patient Perspective column, which appears in the August issue of EP Lab Digest, StopAfib.org founder Mellanie True Hills explores a concern in the atrial fibrillation patient community that staying in afib long term could be a &#8220;death sentence.&#8221; In addition, she talks about the upcoming National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>View the Transcript of our Afib Live Chat with Cleveland Clinic Atrial Fibrillation Experts</title>
		<link>http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/view-the-transcript-of-our-afib-live-chat-with-cleveland-clinic-atrial-fibrillation-experts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently StopAfib.org partnered with the Cleveland Clinic to give you a rare opportunity to chat live with three of their atrial fibrillation experts, Dr. Bruce Lindsay, Dr. Marc Gillinov, and Dr. David Van Wagoner who were joined by StopAfib.org founder Mellanie True Hills. The transcript of our afib community chat with these atrial fibrillation experts [...]]]></description>
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