Story # | Personal Experience Title | Patient name |
103. | Develops A-Fib After Appendectomy Surgery; Lifestyle Changes and Meds Restore Normal Sinus Rhythm | Richard from Florida |
102. | Atrial Fibrillation and a Catastrophic Mini-Maze Surgery | Lorrie C. |
101. | A Failed Ablation, then AVNRT Diagnosed and 2nd Ablation—Now Finally A-Fib Free | Bob Thompson |
100. | “Your A-Fib is Just Nerves”…”Try Not to Think About It”; At 72 Finally A-Fib & PVCs-Free After 2 Ablations, But Then a Setback | Cecelia Hender |
99. | At 55, A-Fib After Underwater Hockey―Then 2 Failed Ablations & a 3rd Using the ECGI Vest | Martin Johnson |
98. | At Age 13, Treatment for Acne Reveals Need for a Cardiologist! A-Fib Hits Early | Warren Darakanada |
97. | Major Coumadin Problems, on Sotalol For 8 Years, Then Cryoballoon Ablation at Age 74 | Larry Stichweh |
96. | Silent Persistent A-Fib: A Proactive Patient’s 3-Year Journey to Burden Relief | Frances E. Koepnick |
95. | Now A-Fib Free: A 23-Year Atrial Fibrillation Ordeal: Trial, Tribulations and Recovery | Charn Deol |
94. | Finally in Sinus Rhythm After 4 Years in Chronic Asymptomatic Atrial Fibrillation | Roger Finnern |
93. | Prayer and CyroAblation: A-Fib Free! But Now Persistent PVCs | AGL |
92. | Jamaican Woman, 21, Living in A-Fib with Meager Treatment | Ashley Mogg |
91. | Urinary Tract Infection Leads to Persistent A-Fib Followed by Two Failed Cardioversions | Jay from Virginia |
90. | Frustrated, Crosses Canadian Border for Ablation by Dr. Andrea Natale in Austin, TX | Rani and Moni Minhas |
89. | In A-Fib for 15 Years, Eventually is Incapacitated, Unable to Work | Terry Traver |
88. | My A-Fib Story: The Healing Power of Prayer | AyatinGL |
87. | Cardiologists Offer Little A-Fib Advice, Even to a Fellow Doctor! | John Bennett, MD |
86. | My A-Fib Returns: A Third Ablation with Post-PVA Complication | Marilyn Shook |
85. | GPA Disease Means No Blood Thinners: How to Deal with A-Fib Stroke Risk? | William F. Covert |
84. | PVC-Free After Successful Ablation at Mayo Clinic by Dr. Mulpuru | John Thorton |
83. | VIDEO: My Family’s A-Fib was Misdiagnosed for Years; FIRM Ablation by Dr. Narayan | Susan Klein |
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81. | Two Months After A-Fib Diagnosis, 62-Year Old Cyclist Has CyroBalloon Ablation; Difficult Three-Month Blanking Period | Joe Mirretti |
80. | Very Active 54-Year Old Became His Own Patient Advocate; Chose Ablation as First Line Treatment | Tony Hall |
79. | Philippino Dr. with A-Fib Has Amiodarone Problems—Then ECGI & Ablation at Bordeaux | Dr. Carlo Romero |
78. | 15 years in A-Fib: CryoBalloon Ablation, Pradaxa Problems, Second Ablation (RF) for Flutter | Jeff Patten |
77. | MD develops A-Fib After Subdural Brain Hemorrhage & Heart Block; Chooses LAA Closure, Then Two Ablations by Dr. Vivek Reddy | Dr. Sam T., MD |
76. | 100 Mile/Week Bicyclist Develops A-Fib, Opts for Ablation by Dr. Saumil Oza at St Vincent’s in FL | Luther Tilghman |
75. | Helped by “Beat Your A-Fib”, CryoBalloon Ablation by Dr. Wilber Su, Phoenix, AZ | Kathleen Haxton |
74. | Amiodarone Damages Thyroid—A-Fib Free After 2 Ablations by Dr. Marc Dubuc, Montreal Heart Institute | Louis Therrien |
73. | A-Fib Success with Naturopathic Assistance—Over 10 Months A-Fib Free! | Kathy Reynolds |
72. | 12 Years in A-Fib: Fainting and Dangerous Falls But No Health Insurance, Abusive Husband—Finally Catheter Ablation by Dr. Roy John | Sandy from Boston |
71. | No Way Am I Having an Ablation! But Diet and Meds Disappoint— A-Fib Free After Ablation | Saul Lisauskas |
70. | Meds are Working: By Losing Weight, Reducing Stress and Increasing Exercise Meds Dosage is Reduced by 50% and Blood Pressure Returns to Normal | Alvin Drelich |
69. | “Wait and See” Approach to Atrial Fibrillation is NOT for Me; New Force Sensing Catheter Ablation by Dr. Vivek Reddy | Jon Greenspan |
68. | Living with A-Fib for Twenty Years! Former Pro Basketball Player Sells A-Fib Monitoring Devices & Develops A-Fib; ‘Stress and the Heart-Brain’ Connection. | Jon Darcee |
67. | 80-Year-Old Athlete: Cardioversion, Flecainide Side Effects, Then Multaq; A-Fib-Free after Ablation by Dr. Alexander Dtril | Tom Burt |
66. | My A-Fib Dog Yuki—a ‘Home Remedy’? | Julia Fridrich |
65. | Triple Bypass in 2007, Later Develops A-Fib; Learn what made a huge difference in the quality of Dave’s life. | Dave Summerour |
64. | Triathlete 18 years in A-Fib, on Amiodarone for eight years―then A-Fib free after ablation by Dr. Padraig O’Neill | Mike Jones |
63. | Active 64-Year-Old with Family History of A-Fib Gets a CryoBalloon Ablation by Dr. Mazzie Eight Weeks after First A-Fib Attack―Bad Reaction to Diltiazem and Multaq | Pat Truesdale |
62. | Ablation at Bordeaux After Failed Mini-Maze Operation | Dick Inglis |
61. | After Years in A-Fib, New Energy and Improved Life | Jim McGauley |
60. | Pill-In-The-Pocket, Then Ablation at Stanford by Dr. Zei—Force Sensing Catheter Clinical Trail. | Mark Lowry |
59. | Mystery Herb May Have Caused A-Fib. Swollen Legs (Edema). Chronic Case Cured by Dr. Andrea Natale | Rose Vernier |
58. | What I wish They’d Told Me About Ablation for A-Fib. Two CryoAblations by Dr. Kerwin, Problems with Pradaxa, Difficult Recovery Period, Lung Damage, Dealing with the Fear the A-Fib May Return. | Anthony Bladon |
57. | ‘Point of No Return’—AV Node Ablation and Pacemaker | Bev Stansfield |
56. | A-Fib Started At Age 23!—Ablation by Dr. Eric Good at Un. of Michigan | Chris |
55. | In A-Fib at Age 25!—Deals with the Anxiety | Jay Teresi |
54. | A-Fib at 24—Five Years Later Gets Ablation by Dr. Natale | Justin |
53. | Two Heart Attacks and Bypass Surgeries, then A-Fib Free After a Cryoballoon Ablation | Ken Hungerford |
52. | Overcoming Silent A-Fib—Ablation by Dr. Patrawala | Kevin Sullivan |
51. | Alcohol Addiction Causes A-Fib. Cardioversion, then A-Fib Ablation by Dr. Mazur at The Un. of Iowa | Kris |
50. | Pacemaker & A-Fib Ablation—You Can Have an A-Fib Ablation if You Have a Pacemaker | Mara Margolis |
49. | Successful Ablation at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston | Mark |
48. | 80-Year-old Gets a Watchman Device | Revelacion Abracosa |
47. | Seven Bypasses!—Then Ablation by Dr. Oza at St. Vincent’s Hospital | Richard McCoy |
46. | A Long And Bumpy Road—Unfortunate First Ablation, then Second Ablation by Dr. Reddy | Rick Fitspatrick |
45. | My Xanax (alprazolam) | Sally |
44. | Hopefully a Cryocor Success | Ted Shurman |
43. | A-Fib Causes Devastating Effects—From Shanghai To Bordeaux. Unusual Right Atrial Appendage Ablation | Max Jussila |
42. | Cured After 30 Years in A-Fib by Dr. Marrouche | Michele Straube |
41. | Dangers of High Frequency Vibrations | Don Thompson |
40. | In Sinus Rhythm After Maze Operation and Four Catheter Ablations | Glenn Bickert |
39. | A-Fib for 38 Years—Stays on Coumadin | Jan Claire |
38. | Two Failed Ablations in 2006; Finally Success In 2010 | Jim |
37. | Awake During an Electrical Cardioversion Shock | Kris |
36. | Bordeaux Treatment Turns into Nightmare | Mark Hadfiled |
35. | Switching From Metoprolol to Nebivolol (Brand Name Bystolic) | Rose Vernier |
34. | A-Fib Free After Two Ablations Down Under (Australia) | Warren Welsh |
33. | Second Ablation at Provo, Utah by Dr. Chun Hwang | Ed |
32. | Not Necessary to Go to Top-Name A-Fib Centers to Have Excellent Care and Good Results | Greg White |
31. | Living With a Pacemaker/ICD | Ira David Levin |
30. | Twelve Years with Few Symptoms Then Successful PVA(I) But Still on Meds | Bill |
29. | What It Feels Like to Have a PVI at the Un. of Pennsylvania | Mark |
28. | Ablation For V-Tach (Ventricular Tachycardia) at Mass. General by Dr. Vivek Reddy―Coping With ICD Shock | Ryan Townsend |
27. | Ablation for Persistent (Chronic) A-Fib at Chapel, Hill by Dr. Paul Mounsey, UNC | Wesley Dukes |
26. | It Takes Three Ablations—Dealing with The “Paralysis of Analysis” that A-Fib Patients often Face—Faith and A-Fib | Lou Aiello |
25. | “Pill-In-the-Pocket” for Five Years, then Catheter Ablation for a Cure | Marilyn Shook |
24. | “Pill-In-the-Pocket” Worked—But Turns to 3rd Catheter Ablation for a Cure | Leon |
23. | A-Fib Symptom Free Since 2001, Thanks to Dr. Marchlinski | Adam R. Smith |
22. | Ablation at New Delhi, India for $5,200 | Barry Gordon |
21. | 25 Years in A-Fib | Gisela Zukor |
20. | From Nepal to Bordeaux—Treatment of Chronic A-Fib | Raju Tuladhar |
19. | Mowing the Lawn Three Days After an Ablation | Reese Smith |
18. | The Saltman Microwave Mini-Maze Operation for A-Fib | Shloime |
17. | My Cryoballoon Ablation (Clinical Trial) Story | Terry DeWitt |
16. | Very Sensitive to Medications—She Gets a Pulmonary Vein Ablation | Beverly Reynolds |
15. | Cyclist/Triathlete with Persistent A-Fib | Ed Webb |
14. | International Traveler/Scuba Diver Dizzy and Fainting from A-Fib | Michael Waring |
13. | My Magnesium Success Story and a Caution | James Adams |
12. | Toxic Effects of Amiodarone—What Could Have Prevented this Death? | Karen Muccino |
11. | Cured at the Cleveland Clinic | Susan Richards |
10. | BCAA with GLN | Harold Bosworth |
9. | BCAA With Gln Success Story | Tom Lisak |
8. | Water Therapy | Ron Gomez |
7. | Magnesium Success Stories 2004-2005 | Daniel, Floyd, Ian, James, Ditlef and Bruce |
6. | Marathon Runner’s A-Fib Story―”This Heart Rate Monitor must be Defective; It’s Reading 225-250 during Workouts! I’m Sending it back.” | Jerry |
5. | A-Fib Free through Supplements and Epson Salts | Albuquerque friend |
4. | His Successful A-Fib Ablation: Husband and Wife Each Tell Their Story | Earl and Flo |
3. | Mirjana Clark’s A-Fib Experience | Mirjana Clark |
2. | Robert Dell’s A-Fib Experience: “Daddy is always tired.” Daddy needed his life back. | Robert Dell |
1. | Finding My A‑Fib Cure: Early Focal Catheter Ablation Procedure in 1998; A-Fib returns in 2019 Update | Steve S Ryan |