We often hear atrial fibrillation patients say that they wish their doctors could experience afib just once so they might better understand what we afib patients go through. Dr. John Mandrola, a Louisville-based electrophysiologist and a bike racer, just shared his story of experiencing atrial fibrillation and how it made him a more empathic doctor. [...]
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An Electrophysiologist Experiences Atrial Fibrillation
Filed Under: Exercise, General, Patient Stories, Symptoms Tagged With: afib, atrial fibrillation, Dr. John Mandrola, electrophysiologist
Find Targeted Atrial Fibrillation Discussions for Your Location or Special Interest
If you’re looking for a group of folks who have the kind of atrial fibrillation that you do, check out the StopAfib.org discussion forums. If you are a young afibber, or have valvular afib or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and afib, or if you’re interested in afib and exercise, afib and pregnancy, afib and sleep apnea, or [...]
Filed Under: Exercise, Patient Stories, Sleep Apnea, Support, Treatment Tagged With: atrial fibrillation discussion forums, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Exercise, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Phoenix, Portland, pregnancy, Sleep Apnea, valvular afib, young afibber
ZDNet Blogger Jennifer Leggio Talks About Living with Atrial Fibrillation
To help raise awareness of afib for Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month, Jennifer Leggio (@mediaphyter), well-known ZDNet Social Business blogger, shared what it’s like for a young person to live with afib, having been diagnosed with it in her twenties. Read: From the heart, about the heart: Living with afib
Thank you, Pat Robertson, For Answering This Prayer to Raise Awareness During Atrial Fibrillation Month
Pat Robertson, Founder and Chairman of the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), recently had the Convergent Procedure for his atrial fibrillation, which in this case was accompanied by removal of his left atrial appendage. The Convergent Procedure for atrial fibrillation involves radio-frequency surgery followed by a radio-frequency catheter ablation, both of which are done in a [...]
Filed Under: Advocacy, Catheter ablation, Events, General, Mellanie True Hills, Patient Stories, Surgery, Treatment Tagged With: afib-related stroke, atrial fibrillation month, blood clot, cause stroke, Christian Broadcasting Network, convergent procedure for atrial fibrillation, Dr. Andy Kiser, Dr. Mark Landers, FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, left atrial appendage, life-threatening irregular heartbeat, minimally-invasive surgery for atrial fibrillation, Pat Robertson, radio-frequency catheter ablation, radio-frequency surgery
AF Stat Patient Profiles: NBA Hall-of-Famer Jerry West and Mellanie True Hills
We recently mentioned that StopAfib.org is a proud member of AF StatTM: A Call to Action for Atrial Fibrillation. It’s exciting to have 24 organizations, along with Dr. Eric Prystowsky, Senator Bill Frist, MD, and NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West, working together to raise afib awareness. To learn more: About AF Stat and see [...]
Filed Under: Advocacy, Mellanie True Hills, Patient Stories Tagged With: AF Stat, afib, atrial fibrillation, Dr. Eric Prystowsky, Mellanie True Hills, NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West, Senator Bill Frist MD, stopafib.org
Success Magazine Profiles StopAfib.org Founder Mellanie True Hills
The latest issue of Success magazine talks about Mellanie True Hills, founder of StopAfib.org, and her story of living with atrial fibrillation and having surgery to cure atrial fibrillation as well as launching StopAfib.org to save lives. Read: Success magazine shares the story of StopAfib.org founder Mellanie True Hills and her atrial fibrillation surgery
USA Weekend talks about atrial fibrillation and mini-maze surgery
USA Weekend HealthSmart edition features a story about Mellanie True Hills, founder of StopAfib.org, in which she talks about living with atrial fibrillation and communicating electronically with her surgeon before and after her mini-maze surgery. Read: USA Weekend Talks About Atrial Fibrillation and Mini-Maze Surgery… What are your thoughts on the role that electronic communications should play in your communications [...]
Filed Under: Cure, General, Mellanie True Hills, Patient Stories, Surgery, Treatment Tagged With: electronic communications, living with atrial fibrillation, Mellanie True Hills, mini maze surgery, stopafib.org, USA Weekend HealthSmart
Mellanie True Hills and StopAfib.org in More Magazine
Mellanie True Hills and StopAfib.org were included in the latest issue of More magazine in Retirement for the Restless by Lisa Belkin of the NYTimes. Read the story…
Filed Under: Mellanie True Hills, Patient Stories Tagged With: Lisa Belkin, Mellanie True Hills, More magazine, Retirement for the Restless, stopafib.org
