- Improved Quality of Life From Cryoballoon Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in the STOP AF Study — Findings Reported at Heart Rhythm 2010 and Cardiostim 2010
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... had better quality of life and dramatically decreased afib symptoms. In the article linked below, Jeremy Ruskin, MD, chair of ... technical considerations, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, afib symptoms Page Title: ...
Article - Mellanie True Hills - 06/23/2010 - 21:07 - 0 comments
- Gene Test Improves Coumadin (Warfarin) Use for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
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... sessions. Coumadin is often prescribed for people who have afib to prevent blood clots that can cause strokes. Read more: Gene ... afib, American College of Cardiology, anticoagulant drugs, atrial fibrillation, ...
HerArticle - Mellanie True Hills - 06/15/2010 - 08:28 - 0 comments
- Cryoablation Beats Antiarrhythmic Drugs for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Treatment, Stop AF Study Shows
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... of people treated with cryoablation had no episodes of AFIB compared to 7.3% of those who were treated with anti-arrhythmic ... afib, anti-arrhythmic medications, antiarrhythmic drugs, Arrhythmias, cryo ... (Atrial Fibrillation, News, Treatments, afib, anti-arrhythmic medications, antiarrhythmic drugs, Arrhythmias, cryo ...
HerArticle - Mellanie True Hills - 06/15/2010 - 05:32 - 0 comments
- Find Targeted Atrial Fibrillation Discussions for Your Location or Special Interest
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... forums. If you are a young afibber, or have valvular afib or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and afib, or if you're interested in afib and exercise, afib and pregnancy, afib ...
HerArticle - Mellanie True Hills - 06/03/2010 - 05:24 - 0 comments
- Rate Control or Rhythm Control — Which Is Better For Atrial Fibrillation: New Findings From the RECORD AF Registry
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... Sessions. This registry looked at how newly-diagnosed afib patients were being managed in the real world. These results differed from ... Political Issues, News, Opinion, Treatments, AFFIRM trial, afib, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, atrial fibrillation ...
HerArticle - Mellanie True Hills - 05/26/2010 - 11:05 - 0 comments
- New Study Finds NT-proBNP Levels Predict New Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Up To Sixteen Years in Advance
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... predicts new atrial fibrillation, regardless of other afib risk factors. Those with the highest levels were four times as likely to develop afib as those with the lowest levels. In the study, elevated levels of ...
HerArticle - Mellanie True Hills - 05/26/2010 - 07:31 - 0 comments
- Mellanie Shares The Causes Of Atrial Fibrillation (VIDEO)
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Mellanie discusses the causes of atrial fibrillation. External Id: 17999602 Transcript: Mellanie: ...
Video - Mellanie True Hills - 01/21/2010 - 14:19 - 0 comments
- You Can Fight Medicare or Insurance Denials and Get the Atrial Fibrillation Treatments or Medicines You Need
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... plan to cover an atrial fibrillation treatment, such as an afib medication, catheter ablation, or mini maze surgery, you don’t have to ... Fibrillation, Political Issues, Opinion, Treatments, afib medication, atrial fibrillation treatment, Catheter Ablation, health ...
HerArticle - Mellanie True Hills - 06/02/2010 - 07:44 - 0 comments
- Action for Stroke Prevention Launches How Can We Avoid a Stroke Crisis? To Expose Risk of a Stroke Crisis in Europe from Atrial Fibrillation
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... to tackle stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (afib), the most common, sustained abnormal heart rhythm and a major cause of ... Opinion, Risk Factors, Action for Stroke Prevention, afib, atrial fibrillation patients, European Parliament, preventable strokes, ...
HerArticle - Mellanie True Hills - 05/29/2010 - 15:31 - 0 comments
- Obesity Raises Risk of Left Atrial Enlargement and Atrial Fibrillation
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... atrial fibrillation (AF) because LAE is a risk factor for afib, stroke and death. Read more: Obesity Raises Risk of Left Atrial ... (Atrial Fibrillation, Opinion, Causes, Risk Factors, afib, high blood pressure, left atrial enlargement, obesity, risk factor for ...
HerArticle - Mellanie True Hills - 05/28/2010 - 15:36 - 0 comments