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Top Atrial Fibrillation Doctors Named to Inaugural StopAfib.org Medical Advisory Board

September 13, 2010 at 7:28 am 6 Comments

Today is a very special day for StopAfib.org founder Mellanie True Hills as she celebrates five years of being afib-free as a result of her minimally-invasive (mini maze) procedure. It is also National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month, so today is the perfect day to make a big announcement. StopAfib.org is very pleased to announce our [...]

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ZDNet Blogger Jennifer Leggio Talks About Living with Atrial Fibrillation

October 5, 2009 at 12:10 pm 1 Comment

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

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Blood Clots and Near-Stroke Motivated Survivor to Launch Atrial Fibrillation Month in September to Focus on Arrhythmia That Causes Stroke

August 31, 2009 at 1:55 pm 1 Comment

This September, StopAfib.org marks the third year of celebrating Atrial Fibrillation Month to raise awareness of atrial fibrillation (afib), an expensive and life-threatening irregular heartbeat that is a common cause of stroke. StopAfib.org founder, Mellanie True Hills, knows the toll that atrial fibrillation takes on those with it and their families. After surviving blood clots [...]

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Success Magazine Profiles StopAfib.org Founder Mellanie True Hills

November 18, 2008 at 2:24 pm Leave a Comment

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

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USA Weekend talks about atrial fibrillation and mini-maze surgery

October 23, 2008 at 8:53 am 3 Comments

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 [...]

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Patient Perspectives on Living with Atrial Fibrillation

October 9, 2008 at 10:10 pm Leave a Comment

StopAfib.org and Mellanie True Hills’ story of living with atrial fibrillation were featured in the September 2008 issue of EP Lab Digest. The article has a sidebar offering a patient perspective for doctors and staff, including five statements that afib patients wish their doctors wouldn’t make. Read EP Lab Digest Features Patient Perspectives on Living with Atrial [...]

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