http://atrialfibrillationblog.com From StopAfib.org - For Afib Patients, By Afib Patients Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:15:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At StopAfib.org, we asked Dr. Lishan Aklog, Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at The Heart and Lung Institute of St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix, to address an atrial fibrillation patient question regarding the use of amiodarone for mini maze surgery. You will find his answer here: FAQ:  Dr. Lishan Aklog Addresses Patient Question on  ... http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/dr-lishan-aklog-answers-atrial-fibrillation-patient-question-about-amiodarone/ I recently wrote Olympic Athlete Nicola Coles Fights Atrial Fibrillation about the New Zealand rower who experienced atrial fibrillation during her final training for Beijing. You may have wondered if Nicola's afib impacted her during the Olympics. You'll find the answer in the updated story: Nicola Coles and Other Olympic Athletes Fight ... http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/update-to-olympic-athlete-fights-atrial-fibrillation/ Dr. Natale has answered your atrial fibrillation questions and will take a few more or your questions. Read the update… http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/dr-natale-answered-your-atrial-fibrillation-questions/ I talk a lot in speeches, programs, and articles about the financial toll that atrial fibrillation takes on us and our families. A new study from The Commonwealth Fund reinforces the burden of rising medical costs in the U.S. on individuals and families. Those of us that have suffered with atrial fibrillation ... http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/how-can-we-stop-bankrupting-those-with-atrial-fibrillation/ If you are considering a procedure of any kind, especially an atrial fibrillation procedure, you'll want to read this about the importance of time outs in the operating room... Speak Up for Your Safety Before Your Procedure http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/read-this-before-your-atrial-fibrillation-procedure/ Atrial fibrillation patient resource, StopAfib.org, announces that September of 2008 has been designated as Atrial Fibrillation Month in order to raise awareness of atrial fibrillation, a life-threatening irregular heartbeat. Atrial fibrillation, or afib, is a misfiring of the heart's electrical signals and involves rapid or irregular heartbeats or quivering of the heart's upper chambers. Often ... http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/stopafiborg-announces-atrial-fibrillation-month/ Stress reduction through heart coherence, by Vreni Gurd, is great food for thought for anyone dealing with stress, especially for those with atrial fibrillation triggered by stress. Some interesting comments from the article: The brain and the heart are connected via the autonomic peripheral nervous system, which is not under conscious control ... http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/hear-your-heart-to-reduce-stress-and-save-your-life/ Whether or not you have atrial fibrillation, stress isn't good for you. We've all had e-mail disasters, and they are stressful. I had one earlier this year. A writer for MSNBC.com recently had her own e-mail disaster, but as I shared my experience, she realized that there is life after e-mail disaster. She wrote up ... http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/msnbccom-story-shares-our-e-mail-disaster/  I love the Olympics, and find myself staying up half the night watching them. Yes, I know it's bad, but it's only for a short while. I found myself transfixed the other night by the women's gymnastics competition. They were so incredibly graceful, and yet so powerful, too. Not being athletic ... http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/olympic-athlete-nicola-coles-fights-atrial-fibrillation/ Last call — ask Dr. Andrea Natale your atrial fibrillation questions at the Journal of Atrial Fibrillation.  Learn more here... UPDATED 8-17-2008: "Ask Dr. Natale" is now closed, but you may now ask questions of Salwa Beheiry, who works very closely with Dr. Natale. Click on the link above to learn more and to ... http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/last-chance-to-ask-dr-natale-atrial-fibrillation-questions/