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

He’s Got A-Fib but Can’t Take Blood Thinners: What to Do?

Published June 8, 2016

We’ve posted a new personal A-Fib story. William F Covert tells about how in 2014 his A-Fib returned when he developed a serious lung problem. The new problem meant he could no longer take anticoagulants. So how was he going to deal with the increased risk of stroke due to having A-Fib?

William writes:

Personal A-Fib story of William Covert at A-Fib.com

William F Covert

“My A-Fib symptoms started in 2012 with dizziness and constant fatigue. Several trips to my family physician proved to be futile.

“Let Me Take a Quick Pulse Reading by Hand”

On my last exam, the doctor stopped me as we were walking out of the exam room and said, “Let me take a quick pulse reading by hand.” She did so, then performed an EKG and announced: “You have A-Fib. Can you go to a cardiologist right now?”

This was my introduction to the world of A-Fib!

The cardiologist put me on Xarelto and after an electrocardioversion, I was A-Fib free…for 15 months.

I Began to Cough up Drops of Blood

At first it was occasional. Then as time passed, it became more frequent and larger amounts. Doctors thought that the use of Xarelto was the probable cause of the bleeding and advised me to stop the anticoagulant for 6 weeks, and hopefully the bleeding would stop.

Unfortunately, it got worse. And I went back into A-Fib.” …continue reading William’s story…