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New Online Community Launches To Help Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Travis Van Slooten |December 22, 2014 | Leave a Comment

There’s a new online community out there called My Afib Experience. It’s meant to help people understand afib better, and to help people get more support. The site is a collaboration between the American Heart Association, the American Stroke Association, and Stop Afib.org. There will be a lot of information on the site, including information on topics like healthy eating and dining out, exercise, travel, questions to ask doctors, and more. According to MedicalExpress, users can create profiles based on […]

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Stick-On "Skin Patches" For Monitoring Atrial Fibrillation?

Travis Van Slooten |April 11, 2014 | 2 Comments

These tiny skin patches aren’t aimed squarely at a-fib, but they’re still important developments. That’s because a stick-on health patch developed by engineers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University could monitor EKG and EEG data. The patch is skin-thin and unobtrusive. It uses wireless data to send information back to a doctor’s computer in real time. The researchers did a side-by-side comparison with traditional EKG and EEG monitors and found the wireless patch performed equally to […]

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An Interesting Blog for Athletes with Atrial Fibrillation

Travis Van Slooten |January 12, 2014 | 1 Comment

If you’re an athlete with afib you might want to visit this blog. It’s written by Michael McCullough, a 53 year old distance runner and mountain biker. McCullough points out that afib is pretty common to athletes. We often think of afib as something which can reduce or destroy our ability to have an active life. This blog definitely proves otherwise, however. McCullough still enjoys running real marathons. He has persistent afib, and he does point out that the persistent […]

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Orthostatic Hypotension Raises Afib Risk

Travis Van Slooten |January 12, 2014 | Leave a Comment

Orthostatic hypotension (or postural hypotension) is a rather long term that simply describes the sudden drop in blood pressure that some people get when they stand up after sitting or lying down. You may have experienced a bout of dizziness or a light head if this has ever happened to you. The condition alone is usually pretty mild and doesn’t need treatment. A new study says that the presence of this condition may raise the risk of afib by as […]

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Watchman Heart Device Reduces Risk of Strokes in Atrial Fibrillation Patients

Travis Van Slooten |November 10, 2013 | Leave a Comment

One of the primary dangers for atrial fibrillation patients is the high risk of strokes. With an irregular heartbeat, which is the hallmark for afib patients, blood can pool and form a clot. The clot can then dislodge and travel to the brain and cause a stroke. Right now medications, specifically blood thinners, are the only options doctors and patients have to combat the risk of strokes. Unfortunately, these medications come with their own potential side effects and risks. The […]

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