http://atrialfibrillationblog.com From StopAfib.org - For Afib Patients, By Afib Patients Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:04:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium 2010, Dr. Andrea Russo talked about gender differences in atrial fibrillation treatment, including catheter ablation, as well as women and the risk of stroke from afib. Watch the video: Interview with Dr. Andrea Russo at Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium 2010 http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/dr-andrea-russo-on-women-and-atrial-fibrillation-treatment-and-af-stroke-risk-%e2%80%93-video/ We just received the info below, which might be of interest to anyone with afib who is in Philadelphia, Dallas or Chicago... I have a client who would like to interview 45 people in Philadelphia, Dallas and Chicago who have been diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation, in mid March. These in-person interviews ... http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/atrial-fibrillation-patients-needed-for-medical-opinion-research-in-philadelphia-dallas-and-chicago/ At Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium 2010, Dr. Riccardo Cappato talked about the impact of atrial fibrillation on competitive and professional athletes and how catheter ablation for afib has allowed many to return to training and competition. Watch the video, or read the transcript: Dr. Riccardo Cappato Part 2: Discussion of Athletes ... http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/dr-riccardo-cappato-on-the-impact-of-atrial-fibrillation-on-competitive-athletes-%e2%80%93-video/ At Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium 2010, Dr. Riccardo Cappato talked about the results of the Second Worldwide Survey on AF Ablation and how catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation has become safer and more effective. Watch the video, or read the transcript: Dr. Riccardo Cappato: Discussion of Second Worldwide Survey on AF ... http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/dr-riccardo-cappato-discusses-the-second-worldwide-survey-on-af-ablation-%e2%80%93-video/ 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 ... http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/an-electrophysiologist-experiences-atrial-fibrillation/ In his session at the Boston Atrial Symposium 2010, Dr. Andrea Natale discussed the current status of robotic technology for atrial fibrillation catheter ablations by sharing results from recent studies using the Hansen Robotic System. Read: Robotic Technology is Changing the Paradigm for Catheter Ablation Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/update-on-robotic-catheter-ablation-technology-by-dr-andrea-natale-at-boston-atrial-fibrillation-symposium-2010/ Aspirus Heart & Vascular Institute in Wausau, WI, will present a free seminar on atrial fibrillation treatments on March 2 at which Dr. John Johnkoski and Mellanie True Hills, CEO of StopAfib.org, will speak. Learn more: Wausau, Wisconsin Atrial Fibrillation Patient Seminar - 03/02/2010 http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/wausau-wi-atrial-fibrillation-patient-seminar-includes-stopafiborg-ceo-mellanie-true-hills/ At the recent Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium, Dr. Douglas Packer (Mayo Clinic) talked about new 4-D and 5-D imaging for catheter ablation. Read about his remarks at: Sophisticated New 4-D and 5-D Imaging May Soon Guide Catheter Ablations http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/dr-douglas-packer-talked-about-new-4-d-and-5-d-imaging-for-catheter-ablation-at-boston-atrial-fibrillation-symposium-2010/ If you're near Hickory, NC, and want to learn how women can avoid heart disease and stroke, the #1 and #3 killers, please come hear Mellanie True Hills, CEO of StopAfib.org, on February 27. Mellanie will be keynoting at the Day of Dance for Health, which is sponsored by Frye Regional ... http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/learn-about-preventing-heart-disease-and-stroke-at-the-day-of-dance-for-health-in-hickory-nc/ Mellanie True Hills, CEO of StopAfib.org, and St. Joseph Mercy Health System's (SJMHS) Dr. Manak Sood and Dr. Jihn Han will speak at The Atrial Fibrillation Conference in Ann Arbor, MI on March 4. Learn more: Ann Arbor, Michigan Atrial Fibrillation Conference http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/stopafiborg-ceo-mellanie-true-hills-speaks-at-atrial-fibrillation-treatment-conference-in-ann-arbor-mi/