Doctors & patients are saying about 'A-Fib.com'...

"A-Fib.com is a great web site for patients, that is unequaled by anything else out there."

Dr. Douglas L. Packer, MD, FHRS, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

"Jill and I put you and your work in our prayers every night. What you do to help people through this [A-Fib] process is really incredible."

Jill and Steve Douglas, East Troy, WI

“I really appreciate all the information on your website as it allows me to be a better informed patient and to know what questions to ask my EP.

Faye Spencer, Boise, ID, April 2017

“I think your site has helped a lot of patients.”

Dr. Hugh G. Calkins, MD Johns Hopkins,
Baltimore, MD

Doctors & patients are saying about 'Beat Your A-Fib'...

"If I had [your book] 10 years ago, it would have saved me 8 years of hell.”

Roy Salmon, Patient, A-Fib Free,
Adelaide, Australia

"This book is incredibly complete and easy-to-understand for anybody. I certainly recommend it for patients who want to know more about atrial fibrillation than what they will learn from doctors...."

Pierre Jaïs, M.D. Professor of Cardiology, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, Bordeaux, France

"Dear Steve, I saw a patient this morning with your book [in hand] and highlights throughout. She loves it and finds it very useful to help her in dealing with atrial fibrillation."

Dr. Wilber Su,
Cavanaugh Heart Center, Phoenix, AZ

"...masterful. You managed to combine an encyclopedic compilation of information with the simplicity of presentation that enhances the delivery of the information to the reader. This is not an easy thing to do, but you have been very, very successful at it."

Ira David Levin, heart patient,
Rome, Italy

"Within the pages of Beat Your A-Fib, Dr. Steve Ryan, PhD, provides a comprehensive guide for persons seeking to find a cure for their Atrial Fibrillation."

Walter Kerwin, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

2018 AF Symposium: Kiss of Death for FIRM Mapping? The REAFFIRM Trial

Published March 14, 2018

In a late-breaking presentation, the interim results of the REAFFIRM trial were presented by Dr. John Hummel from the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

Focal impulse and rotor modulation (FIRM)

FIRM stands for Focal impulse and rotor modulation (FIRM) and is used for mapping electrical signals of the heart.

The trial was intended to assess the safety and effectiveness of FIRM mapping used with conventional ablation (including PVI) versus a standard PVI procedure for the treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation.

REAFFIRM Trial Design

In a prospective multi-center trial, 350 patients with persistent or long-standing persistent A-Fib who had not had a previous ablation were randomized in a 1:1 fashion. The trial was designed to compare FIRM mapping used with standard catheter ablation (including PVI) versus PVI without use of FIRM mapping.

The non-FIRM ablation control group included…Continue reading this report->