May 18, 2012

Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month 2011 Happenings

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, [...]

Top Ten Surprising Things You Don’t Know about Afib

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 [...]

Atrial Fibrillation (Afib) Month Raises Awareness about this Common, Yet Unknown Condition

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 [...]

Stopping Atrial Fibrillation is Big News, from EP Lab Digest September, 2011

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 [...]

Atrial Fibrillation Patient Perspective on Better Care, from EP Lab Digest August, 2011

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 “death sentence.” In addition, she talks about the upcoming National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month, which [...]

View the Transcript of our Afib Live Chat with Cleveland Clinic Atrial Fibrillation Experts

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 [...]

Heart Rhythm Society Creates “A-Fib Feels Like” Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Public Service Announcement

The Heart Rhythm Society has created a public service announcement, A-Fib Feels Like, that is designed to help afib patients and the public understand the symptoms of atrial fibrillation. What do you think about it? After watching it, please share your comments below. Watch:  A-Fib Feels Like

Top Atrial Fibrillation Experts Named to StopAfib.org Global Medical Advisory Board

In celebration of Stroke Awareness Month (May), atrial fibrillation patient advocacy organization StopAfib.org is pleased to announce the addition of four afib experts to our Global Medical Advisory Board. The board is now made up of 23 of the world’s foremost electrophysiologists, surgeons, cardiologists, neurologists, epidemiologists, and researchers, all of whom are on the forefront [...]

Get Your Afib Questions Answered by Cleveland Clinic Atrial Fibrillation Experts on Live Chat

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 June 13 with atrial fibrillation experts [...]

Doctor Dos and Don’ts in Communicating with Afib Patients

As the founder of StopAfib.org, I have heard from thousands of atrial fibrillation patients who have shared their afib experiences with me. For so many of us, the diagnosis and treatment of afib is confusing and scary. To improve communication between patients and their health-care providers, and ultimately, provide better care, I recently shared with [...]