September 2008 is Atrial Fibrillation Month Focusing on Life-Threatening Irregular Heartbeat

September 2008 is Atrial Fibrillation Month Focusing on Life-Threatening Irregular Heartbeat

Mellanie Accurate Hills, CEO, StopAfib.org

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) August 25, 2008

Atrial fibrillation patient resource StopAfib.org declares September as Atrial Fibrillation Month to raise awareness of atrial fibrillation, a life-threatening irregular heartbeat.

Commonly identified as afib, atrial fibrillation is a misfiring of the electrical signals of the heart involving rapid or irregular heartbeats or quivering of the heart's upper chambers. When regarded as benign, this cardiac arrhythmia can really lead to congestive heart failure or stroke. One-third of atrial fibrillation patients will have a stroke, and afib is responsible for 105,000-140,000 strokes per year in the United States. Stroke, the #three killer, takes at least one person each and every hour and is the #1 trigger of permanent disability. Discover more about stroke risks from afib.

Mellanie True Hills, heart health expert, speaker, and author of the award-winning book, A Woman's Guide to Saving Her Own Life: The HEART Program for Wellness and Longevity, had a brush with death in emergency heart surgery followed by a near-stroke from atrial fibrillation. Life with atrial fibrillation was paralyzing and terrifying. Learn far more about Mellanie True Hills' afib encounter.

"Over five million Americans now suffer from atrial fibrillation, where the heart goes out of control with small warning and for no apparent reason," says Hills. "It's a frightening occurrence that will impact millions far more as atrial fibrillation overtakes aging baby boomers. The Mayo Clinic estimates that by 2050 at least 16 million Americans will have it."

The impact of afib on a patient's high quality of life is frequently underestimated by doctors. As soon as a new minimally-invasive mini maze surgery cured her afib, Hills couldn't just stand on the sidelines and watch other people suffer from the large physical, emotional, and monetary toll that afib has on patients and families. Therefore it was natural that she would start and grow to be CEO of the American Foundation for Women's Well being and StopAfib.org, a non-profit internet website for atrial fibrillation patients.

About StopAfib.org and the Atrial Fibrillation Blog

The mission of StopAfib.org--for patients by patients--and the companion Atrial Fibrillation Blog is to increase the high quality of life for patients and their families, support the doctor-patient relationship, and decrease afib-related strokes. It supplies information about symptoms, causes, risks, and afib remedies, atrial fibrillation resources, the newest atrial fibrillation news and videos, tools to stimulate discussions, and a newsletter of what's new in atrial fibrillation information.

"The goal of StopAfib.org is to be 1 of the most trusted communities for atrial fibrillation patients," says Hills. "StopAfib.org is the #1 Arrhythmia web site on the Net, and in the Top 20 Heart Illness sites."

The Atrial Fibrillation Services Locator is 1 of the site's most popular destinations and functions much more than 175 hospitals, arrhythmia and atrial fibrillation centers, electrophysiologists, cardiologists, and surgeons that specialize in treating atrial fibrillation patients.

According to Hills, "StopAfib.org has received HON Code Certification from the Well being on the Net Foundation, signifying credible and trustworthy health and medical details."

Hills and StopAfib.org have been featured at FOXBusiness.com and MSNBC.com, and in Much better Homes & Gardens and Heart-Healthy Living magazines.

What You Can Do in September for Atrial Fibrillation Month

In the course of Atrial Fibrillation Month, StopAfib.org asks you to:

1. Listen to your heart for racing, palpitations, or an irregular heartbeat.

2. Find out about atrial fibrillation and sign up for the newsletter.

three. Learn about afib causes and risk elements, which may incorporate existing heart disease or obstructive sleep apnea.

4. If you suspect atrial fibrillation, ask your doctor to check you out.

five. If you have atrial fibrillation, discover how to treat and manage afib.

6. Ask family members and friends to discover much more at StopAfib.org.

If you provide atrial fibrillation services, please join us to support patients by:

1. Linking to StopAfib.org to supply patients with credible afib data

2. Requesting to be added to the Atrial Fibrillation Services Locator--click "List your Afib services" on the US map on our house page to discover out far more

For far more data, contact Mellanie True Hills at 940-466-9898 or at the Contact Us at StopAfib.org

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Dallas, TX (PRWEB) June 25, 2007

What if your heart began racing for no apparent reason and you felt that you had been going to pass out? Would that scare you? For the millions of men and women suffering from atrial fibrillation, the most frequent heart irregularity, this is a terrifying every day occurrence. Millions a lot more could soon experience it.

Atrial fibrillation, generally known as afib, is a fairly unknown problem involving rapid or irregular heartbeats or quivering of the upper chambers of the heart. Characterized by skipped heartbeats, palpitations, and lightheadedness, it is so significant that it can lead to a stroke, the #3 killer, or to congestive heart failure from overworking the heart. Any person can have it, but those with obstructive sleep apnea or existing heart disease are at far greater risk of having this affliction.

For Mellanie True Hills, heart wellness expert and author of A Woman's Guide to Saving Her Own Life: The HEART Program for Well being and Longevity, life with atrial fibrillation was terrifying. Following having quite a few afib episodes that were accompanied by blood clots and near-strokes, Hills was fortunate to have a surgery that cured her afib. Therefore it was only natural that she would commence the American Foundation for Women's Health and a new internet website, http://www.StopAfib.org, to inform atrial fibrillation patients and their families about possibilities for dealing with this daunting condition.

This lethal cardiac arrhythmia leads to 15 to 20 percent of strokes in the United States (105,000-140,000 per year). Surprisingly, ladies account for 61 percent of U.S. stroke deaths. Stroke kills 1 person every hour of every day and is also the #1 cause of permanent disability among both females and men. Folks with atrial fibrillation are five times much more likely to have a stroke, specially if they have other heart illness risk aspects, such as high blood pressure, obesity, smoking, high cholesterol, or excessive fat intake.

Innovative Remedies and Cures for Irregular Heartbeat

Hills now invests her energy in speaking out and in developing http://www.StopAfib.org to raise awareness of this alarming issue. This web internet site not only informs patients and their families about atrial fibrillation symptoms, causes, risks, and remedies, but also about life-saving options such as catheter ablation and minimally-invasive surgical ablation (Mini-Maze), the heart surgery that Hills had. At this web site, patients uncover detailed details about procedures, such as how to know who is a candidate, risks and success rates, what to anticipate prior to, in the course of, and right after, and unique considerations just for ladies. There is even a newsletter that highlights the most recent about afib and innovative cures.

The risk of stroke from atrial fibrillation is immense, according to Hills, as 1-third of atrial fibrillation patients will have a stroke. Stroke robs lives, leaving a lot of of its victims paralyzed and disabled. By supplying patients with information, she hopes that they can become proactive partners with their healthcare providers and get the solutions they require.

"From my own experience, I know how atrial fibrillation impacts patients and families," says Hills. "Afib takes such a massive physical, emotional, and financial toll that I just can't stand by on the sidelines and watch others go through this when I know that there are techniques to manage and cure it."

Although doctors know what atrial fibrillation is, says Hills, in a lot of instances, which includes her own, they grossly underestimate the impact on patients' lives. As a former high-tech and high-stress executive, she was paralyzed with anxiety over the risk of stroke throughout each and every atrial fibrillation attack, keeping her from driving, flying or traveling far from house, from attending meetings, or from even becoming alone. Fear took over her life. She also suffered the vagaries of being on an anticoagulant, Coumadin®, to avoid blood clots. She was in no way stable on it due to genetic reasons, so discovering a cure became a priority. "Becoming cured of atrial fibrillation gave me back my life and freedom," she says.

Hills continues, "Afib leaves many sufferers exhausted and unable to function, and is genuinely a massive waste of human prospective. The devastating impact on men and women, families, employers, and communities is genuinely tragic. That's why our objective at http://www.StopAfib.org is to aid afib patients locate answers and solutions. We're patients advocating for other patients simply because we know how afib impacts lives. We can and must avoid strokes caused by atrial fibrillation, and aid afib patients return to a normal life."

Five million Americans are currently afflicted with atrial fibrillation, and this situation will grow to be even much more urgent as atrial fibrillation overtakes aging Baby Boomers. The Mayo Clinic estimates that by 2050, sixteen million Americans will have it.

Hills' individual encounter with atrial fibrillation helps her address:

    The lack of urgency regarding this condition and how that can be deadly
    How treatments such as anticoagulants can be grueling, especially for ladies
    Developments in procedures to cure atrial fibrillation

To discover out much more about atrial fibrillation, and to sign up for the newsletter with the most recent about treating atrial fibrillation, go to http://www.StopAfib.org.

To interview Mellanie True Hills about atrial fibrillation or StopAfib.org, please contact her at http://www.StopAfib.org.

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