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		<title>Mexican Americans with Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Have More and Worse Strokes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anticoagulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethnicity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mexican American stroke survivors with atrial fibrillation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[racial differences in atrial fibrillation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk of stroke recurrence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[severity of recurrent stroke]]></category>
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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>
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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[atrial fibrillation and strokes]]></category>
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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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		<title>Learn About Atrial Fibrillation (Afib) with a New Guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anticoagulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Audio/Video]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[coumadin]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[stroke risk factors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you&#8217;re an atrial fibrillation patient or caregiver, or are just interested in learning more about afib, check out the new Get Started Learning About Atrial Fibrillation Guide at StopAfib.org. You&#8217;ll find a wealth of information, including: what afib is and the problems it causes, including stroke and congestive heart failure information about an afib [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decrease Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Risk When Ablation Isn’t An Option</title>
		<link>http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/decrease-atrial-fibrillation-stroke-risk-when-ablation-isn%e2%80%99t-an-option/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anticoagulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catheter ablation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stroke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[afib]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[afib-related stroke risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atrial fibrillation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AtriClip left atrial appendage occlusion device]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AtriCure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blood clots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coumadin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maze]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mini maze]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mubashir Mumtaz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stroke prevention]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not all atrial fibrillation patients are candidates for an ablation, either catheter ablation or surgical ablation, such as the maze or mini maze procedures. Thus their stroke risk remains high. We recently wrote about the FDA’s approval of the AtriClip device, which is implanted during open heart surgery and reduces stroke risk by occluding (closing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Approves the AtriClip for Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Prevention, and Other Devices Are Being Tested</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Stroke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Study]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Surgery]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[afib-related stroke risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AGA Medical Amplatzer Cardiac Plug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atrial fibrillation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AtriClip left atrial appendage occlusion device]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AtriCure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atritech Watchman]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[coumadin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medtronic Cardioblate Closure LAA occlusion device]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/?p=275</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[AF patients are generally at a higher risk for stroke and thus may have to take anticoagulant medications, such as Coumadin or warfarin, to manage their afib-related stroke risk. With the FDA&#8217;s recent approval of AtriCure&#8217;s AtriClip device that is implanted during open heart surgery, afib patients and their doctors may now have another way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If Catheter Ablation Reduces Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease and Stroke Risk Then Keeping Atrial Fibrillation Patients in Sinus Rhythm May Become the Goal</title>
		<link>http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/if-catheter-ablation-reduces-alzheimers-disease-and-stroke-risk-then-keeping-atrial-fibrillation-patients-in-sinus-rhythm-may-become-the-goal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Catheter ablation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stroke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Study]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[dementias]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Rhythm Society 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reduce Alzheimer's disease]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Findings presented at Heart Rhythm 2010 showed that stopping atrial fibrillation—whether through medication, surgery, or in the case of this study, catheter ablation— could potentially prevent the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and also reduce the risk of stroke and death. Doctors John D. Day, MD, and T. Jared Bunch, MD, at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Post looks at how &#8220;atrial fibrillation is easy to find, but evidence on how best to treat it isn&#8217;t&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/washington-post-looks-at-how-atrial-fibrillation-is-easy-to-find-but-evidence-on-how-best-to-treat-it-isnt/</link>
		<comments>http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/washington-post-looks-at-how-atrial-fibrillation-is-easy-to-find-but-evidence-on-how-best-to-treat-it-isnt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anticoagulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catheter ablation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mellanie True Hills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patient Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stroke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Surgery]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[afib]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Atrial fibrillation took center stage in a feature story in Tuesday&#8217;s Washington Post. The article not only looked at treatment for atrial fibrillation, but also at what afib does to patients. The atrial fibrillation experiences of Mellanie True Hills, founder of StopAfib.org, were included in this story. Read more at: Washington Post Highlights Afib: Atrial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Factors Can Predict Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation Success</title>
		<link>http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/what-factors-can-predict-atrial-fibrillation-catheter-ablation-success/</link>
		<comments>http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/what-factors-can-predict-atrial-fibrillation-catheter-ablation-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anticoagulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catheter ablation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inflammation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medication]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[afib duration]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[atrial fibrosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Rhythm Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[left atrial size]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[left ventricular dysfunction]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Doctors are trying to identify the characteristics that predict which patients aren’t likely to be successful with a catheter ablation for their atrial fibrillation. At a session at the recent Heart Rhythm Society annual meeting, some of the factors discussed included left atrial size, left atrial volume, left ventricle dysfunction (improper functioning of the left [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Success for Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation — Report from Heart Rhythm Society 2010</title>
		<link>http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/what-is-success-for-atrial-fibrillation-catheter-ablation-%e2%80%94-report-from-heart-rhythm-society-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/what-is-success-for-atrial-fibrillation-catheter-ablation-%e2%80%94-report-from-heart-rhythm-society-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anne Curtis MD]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[blanking period]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Rhythm Society]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An important session at Heart Rhythm Society 2010 was &#8220;Medical Issues After Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter.&#8221; It dealt with what constitutes success following catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (afib) and atrial flutter, and which is more important, the medical definition or the patient&#8217;s definition. Which definition is used can have implications for treatment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Nassir Marrouche Discusses Use of MRI to Personalize Atrial Fibrillation Treatment and Avoid Stroke – Video</title>
		<link>http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/dr-nassir-marrouche-discusses-use-of-mri-to-personalize-atrial-fibrillation-treatment-and-avoid-stroke-%e2%80%93-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellanie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Study]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[afib]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Nassir Marrouche]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MRI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personalized atrial fibrillation treatment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this video interview, Dr. Nassir Marrouche, Executive Director of the Comprehensive Arrhythmia Research and Management (CARMA) Center at the University of Utah Health System, discusses the findings he recently presented at the Heart Rhythm Society annual meeting in Denver. He discussed the intriguing way they are using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), to personalize atrial [...]]]></description>
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