Things People With AFib Wish You Knew

SOURCES:

Mellanie True Hills, founder and CEO, StopAfib.org, Texas.

Michael Terns, police officer, Tennessee.

Wilson Lee, office director, Malaysia.

Kelly Sharp, graduate student, Indiana.

Harvard Medical School: “Atrial fibrillation: Common, serious, treatable.”

CDC: “What is atrial fibrillation?”

American Heart Association: What is Atrial Fibrillation (AFib or AF)?” “Surgical Procedures for Atrial Fibrillation (AFib or AF),” “Non-surgical Procedures for Atrial Fibrillation (AFib or AF),” “Why Atrial Fibrillation (AF or AFib) Matters,” “Common treatment for AFib may lower anxiety, depression,” “What are the Symptoms of Atrial Fibrillation (AFib or AF)?”

UpToDate: “Normal sinus rhythm and sinus arrhythmia,” “Patient education: Atrial fibrillation (Beyond the Basics),” “Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation,” “Atrial fibrillation: Cardioversion.”

Johns Hopkins Medicine: “5 Things You Should Know about Atrial Fibrillation (AFib).”

Medscape: “What is the CHA2DS2-VASc score?”

Mayo Clinic: “Atrial Fibrillation,” “Atrial fibrillation and managing stress,” “Holter Monitor,” “Atrial Fibrillation: Beyond Rate Control.”

StopAFib.org: “Mini Maze Procedure (Surgical Ablation).”

Harvard: “Finding Your Way Through the Mini Maze.”

University of Florida Department of Surgery: “Atrial Fibrillation.”