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		<title>Stuck in the Middle: Afib Patients on Rate Control, from EP Lab Digest January, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[beta blocker]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mellanie True Hills]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our January EP Lab Digest Patient Perspective column, Stuck in the Middle: Afib Patients on Rate Control, focuses on how rate control treatment (such as beta blockers) alone impacts the quality of life of those living with atrial fibrillation. The column also explores things doctors and patients may wish to consider in determining an appropriate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Everyone with Atrial Fibrillation Should Know about Multaq (dronedarone)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anticoagulation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[FDA safety alert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kidney damage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liver transplant]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pradaxa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a patient, you probably see lots of hype-filled reports about various drugs. After a drug is approved, there’s an inevitable blitz of negative publicity which often scares people away from important new solutions that could help them. There has been so much news lately about Multaq (dronedarone), the drug designed to provide the benefits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Atrial Fibrillation in Families — Video Interview with Dr. Patrick Ellinor on Afib Genetic Risk Factors</title>
		<link>http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/atrial-fibrillation-in-families-%e2%80%94-video-interview-with-dr-patrick-ellinor-on-afib-genetic-risk-factors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audio/Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Genetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Study]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this video, Dr. Patrick Ellinor, electrophysiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses research into genetic links to atrial fibrillation. The CHARGE AF or AFGen Consortium, which he co-leads, has identified three regions of genetic susceptibility for atrial fibrillation. The researchers have found that individuals with an immediate family member with afib have a significantly increased [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Keith Ferdinand on Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Among Blacks and African Americans — Video</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[High blood pressure]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this video, Dr. Keith Ferdinand, Chief Science Officer of the Association of Black Cardiologists, talked about heart disease and atrial fibrillation among minorities, especially blacks and African Americans. He talked about why blacks appear to have less afib than whites, and what blacks should be doing to prevent AF and heart disease. Watch the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation after Catheter Ablation Linked to Age, Gender, and Afib Type</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anticoagulation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sleep Apnea]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[afib type]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[age]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[paroxysmal atrial fibrillation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[persistent atrial fibrillation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[very late recurrence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Up to 30% of patients could have very late recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation, according to research highlighted at the recent Boston AF Symposium. Very late recurrence, which is when atrial fibrillation resumes more than one year after ablation, may be the result of age, gender, type of afib, and existence of other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Full-Body Scans, Federally-Mandated Groping, and Atrial Fibrillation, Oh My!</title>
		<link>http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/full-body-scans-federally-mandated-groping-and-atrial-fibrillation-oh-my/</link>
		<comments>http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/full-body-scans-federally-mandated-groping-and-atrial-fibrillation-oh-my/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 02:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Causes or Triggers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inflammation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mellanie True Hills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patient Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sleep Apnea]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mellanie True Hills I just got home from a one-week multi-city trip and have so much catching up to do. But with the furor over the new airport security screening procedures that have just gone into effect in the US, I have some thoughts that I simply must share before my head explodes. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Atrial Fibrillation Connection</title>
		<link>http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-copd-and-atrial-fibrillation-connection/</link>
		<comments>http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-copd-and-atrial-fibrillation-connection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 18:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Causes or Triggers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prevention]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a good article on the connection between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and atrial fibrillation. If you have COPD, here&#8217;s where you can Get Started Learning About Atrial Fibrillation.]]></description>
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		<title>New European Afib Guidelines Lead the Way,  Incorporating Newest Atrial Fibrillation Treatments</title>
		<link>http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/new-european-afib-guidelines-lead-the-way-incorporating-newest-atrial-fibrillation-treatments/</link>
		<comments>http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/new-european-afib-guidelines-lead-the-way-incorporating-newest-atrial-fibrillation-treatments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anticoagulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catheter ablation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/?p=489</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New medical guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) incorporating the latest afib research put Europe ahead of the U.S. when it comes to standardized treatment of atrial fibrillation. Stroke prevention and symptom relief are at the heart of the new ESC guidelines, which also make it clear that the risk of stroke for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican Americans with Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Have More and Worse Strokes</title>
		<link>http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/mexican-americans-with-atrial-fibrillation-af-have-more-and-worse-strokes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study exploring ethnic differences in stroke risk for people with atrial fibrillation (AF) showed that Mexican American stroke survivors with afib were more than twice as likely to have another stroke as comparable non-Hispanic white stroke survivors with afib. Researchers were surprised by the study’s finding that severity of recurrent stroke is also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch This Video to Take a Stand Against Atrial Fibrillation (AF or Afib) and Stroke, Then Pass It On</title>
		<link>http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/watch-this-video-to-take-a-stand-against-atrial-fibrillation-af-or-afib-and-stroke-then-pass-it-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[get started learning about atrial fibrillation guide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is a very special day – it&#8217;s the start of the fourth annual National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month. In celebration, StopAfib.org is kicking off a new initiative asking YOU to Take a Stand against Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke. We are launching the new Take a Stand video that shares important statistics about the impact [...]]]></description>
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