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

2025 AF Symposium: Real-World Problems of Stroke Patients with A-Fib

Published September 16, 2025

After a short hiatus, I’ve finished another report from the 2025 AF Symposium.

During the Symposium’s Thursday afternoon session, Dr. Dhanunjaya Likkireddy of the Kansas City Heart Institute, Overland Park, KS, described the predicament and challenges of Atrial Fibrillation patients who suffer a stroke.

He noted how after discharge, A-Fib patients who survive a stroke often don’t have follow-up with a neurologist [a specialist who treats disorders including stroke]. The result? “They lose their job, their friends, their family and they ultimately die.”

Dr. Likkireddy pointed out that stroke is the number one cause of disability and the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S. The Kansas City Heart Institute found that more than 70 percent of these stroke victims experience some form of disability.

Functional recovery after stroke is an important part of restoring people’s lives. Dr. Likkireddy went on to describe the insightful findings of the RESCUE-STROKE Pilot Study.

This study gives new hope to these unfortunate patients suffering with both stroke and Atrial Fibrillation. According to Dr. Lakkireddy “it gives them an opportunity for a meaningful recovery.”

Continue reading about the findings of the RESCUE-STROKE Pilot Study and what it means to A-Fib patients who suffer a stroke. Go to my report.