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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
Two Months After A-Fib Diagnosis, Has CryoBalloon Ablation But Difficult Post-Op Period

Joe Mirretti, Gurnee, IL
Joe had just turned 62 and was an active cyclist. He ran and lifted weights with a resting heart rate of 47. He writes about his first A-Fib attack and his visit to the ER, “The nurse thought I had gone back into sinus rhythm since my pulse was in the 70s (double my normal heart rate). When I stood up, the ER staff became alarmed—my pulse jumped up to 170-180. They confirmed that I had Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib).
The A-Fib felt terrible. I was out of breath, had palpitations, I couldn’t exercise, my heart was thumping in my chest…. Even with drugs, the A-Fib would wake me up in the middle of the night.
I had read that the faster you correct or get A-Fib cured, the better you are. I Googled everything on A-Fib and found A-Fib.com. I found the stories and information Steve Ryan gave really helped me move forward.”
Read more. Why Joe chose CyroBalloon Ablation and his difficult post-ablation period.