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Mellanie H. Patient Expert

Decatur, Texas
Blog: http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/
Mellanie True Hills is CEO of StopAfib.org (http://www.StopAfib.org). As an atrial fibrillation patient, she lived in fear and knows what it’s like to suffer with afib. You can read her story at http://www.StopAfib.org/mellanie.cfm. Following her atrial fibrillation surgery... Full Bio
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Dr. James Reiffel on Atrial Fibrillation Treatments, Including Combining Ranolazine with... by Mellanie H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health At Heart Rhythm 2012, Dr. James Reiffel gave us an update on new medications for treating atrial fibrillation, including the combinat ... Read on »
New Expert Recommendations on Assessing Atrial Fibrillation Stroke and Bleeding Risk for... by Mellanie H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health The Atrial Fibrillation Optimal Treatment Task Force, led by the Alliance for Aging Research, has just released a consensus statement de ... Read on »
Atrial Fibrillation & Rate Control as Treatment — StopAfib.org interviews Dr. Eric Prystowsky by Mellanie H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health StopAfib.org interviews Dr. Eric Prystowsky of St. Vincent’s Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana Find more on Dr. Prystowsky: www.sto ... Read on »
Addressing the Atrial Fibrillation Controversy: Rate Control vs. Rhythm Control Treatment for Afib... by Mellanie H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health In this video interview recorded at Heart Rhythm 2012, Dr. Eric Prystowsky tackled the controversial topic of rate control vs. rhythm ... Read on »
EP Lab Digest Features Global Atrial Fibrillation Patient Charter and Sign Against Stroke in AF... by Mellanie H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health The June issue of EP Lab Digest featured an interview with StopAfib.org founder Mellanie True Hills about the recent launch of the  Glob ... Read on »
Why You Shouldn’t Use Aspirin for Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Prevention — Video with... by Mellanie H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health At Heart Rhythm 2012, Dr. Albert Waldo shared with StopAfib.org’s Mellanie True Hills about why aspirin should no longer be used for the ... Read on »
Atrial Fibrillation, Stroke Prevention, & Aspirin Use — StopAfib.org interviews Dr. Albert... by Mellanie H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health StopAfib.org interviews Dr. Albert Waldo of Case Western Reserve University Find more information on this topic, and Dr. Waldo, at: ... Read on »
Atrial Fibrillation (Afib) Can Stop in Minutes with FIRM Catheter Ablation — Video by Mellanie H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health At Heart Rhythm 2012, Dr. Sanjiv Narayan gave us an update on his FIRM (focal impulse and rotor modulation) ablation research, including ... Read on »
Atrial Fibrillation & FIRM Ablation — StopAfib.org interviews Dr. Sanjiv Narayan by Mellanie H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health StopAfib.org interviews Dr. Sanjiv Narayan of the University of California, San Diego Find more information on this topic, and Dr. ... Read on »
StopAfib.org Founder Mellanie True Hills Interviewed About Atrial Fibrillation at PhRMA 2012 by Mellanie H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health StopAfib.org founder Mellanie True Hills was honored to be interviewed at the recent PhRMA 2012 annual conference regarding atrial fibri ... Read on »
Join StopAfib.org & Heart Rhythm Society for May 9th Event in Boston for Cardiac Arrhythmia... by Mellanie H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health On May 9th, StopAfib.org will join with the Heart Rhythm Society for a citywide event in Boston kicking off “Cardiac Arrhythmia Awarenes ... Read on »
Guest Post: How to De-Stress by Mellanie H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health One of the dictionary definitions of stress is “a force that deforms a body.” Anyone with atrial fibrillation understands how stress def ... Read on »
Launch of Global Atrial Fibrillation Patient Charter and Sign Against Stroke in Atrial... by Mellanie H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health StopAfib.org had the great privilege of participating in the launch of the Global Atrial Fibrillation Patient Charter and the Sign Again ... Read on »
How Atrial Fibrillation Patients Use Social Media by Mellanie H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Mellanie True Hills, founder of StopAfib.org, spoke at the Fifth Annual Western Atrial Fibrillation Symposium medical conference. Her re ... Read on »
Vote Yes to Ask the FDA to List Vitamin K on Food Labels by Mellanie H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health At the American College of Cardiology meeting last week, I discovered a neat project being tackled by Alere, the sponsor of PTINR.com , ... Read on »
View the Transcript of our March Atrial Fibrillation Chat with Cleveland Clinic Afib Experts by Mellanie H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Recently, StopAfib.org partnered with the Cleveland Clinic to give you an opportunity to chat live with three of their atrial fibrillati ... Read on »
Watch the Team AFib webinar, AFib CARE: Creating A Role for Effective Teams, hosted by StopAfib.org by Mellanie H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Team AFib presented a webinar, AFib CARE: Creating a Role for Effective Teams, in honor of National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month ... Read on »
Traditional Heart Disease Risk Factors Account for Half of Black-White Racial Disparity in Stroke by Mellanie H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Although the total number of stroke deaths declined by more than 50 percent between 1978 and 2006, racial disparities in stroke deaths h ... Read on »
Atrial Fibrillation Experts from Cleveland Clinic Will Answer Your Afib Questions on March 2 by Mellanie H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Atrial fibrillation is the most common irregular heart rhythm that starts in the atria.  While it is often a mere annoyance, it can also ... Read on »
Would you be willing to participate in an Atrial Fibrillation (Afib) survey? by Mellanie H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health A company called Find a Cure Panel (FACP), which specializes in patient research for serious diseases such as afib, is seeking afib pati ... Read on »
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