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

AF Symposium 2015: A-Fib Doubles Silent Stroke Risk and is Associated with Dementia

Published June 17, 2015

John D Day MD

Dr. John Day of the Intermountain Heart Institute, discussed how A-Fib doubles the risk of having a silent stroke. Many studies have shown that A-Fib is independently associated with dementia. “AF is associated with a higher risk for cognitive impairment and dementia, with or without a history of clinical stroke.”

In one study of 11,723 patients, those with arrhythmia were 4½ times more at risk of developing dementia.

Dr. Day described four possible mechanisms that may lead to A-Fib dementia:

1. Macro/Micro Thromboembolism (strokes)
2. Cerebral Bleeds
3. Weakened Cerebral Blood Flow
4. Systemic Inflammation

For more details about A-Fib and dementia, read my complete summary of Dr. John Day’s 2015 AF Symposium report.