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

VIDEO: Your Heart’s Ejection Fraction (EF): What You Need to Know

Three short videos about Ejection Fraction with Dr. Robert Fishel

In the following three short videos, cardiac electrophysiologist, Dr. Robert Fishel, discusses the ejection fraction (EF) a measurement of the pumping efficiency of the heart and why cardiac patients should know their EF percentage. (Videos hosted on the Sharecare.com website.)

Video 1: What is the ejection fraction? (:54 sec.)

Dr. Robert Fishel explains that cardiac ejection fraction (EF) refers to the percentage of blood pumped from the heart’s main chamber during each heartbeat, and relays its importance to A-Fib patients.

Video 2: Who should know their ejection fraction (EF)? (:34 sec.)

Measurement of your Ejection Fraction (EF) is an important test for cardiac patients to know. Dr. Robert Fishel explains why A-Fib patients need to know their EF number.

Video 3: How is an ejection fraction measured? (:56 sec.)

Ejection fraction (EF) can be measured by various techniques including an echocardiogram, ventriculogram and other methods.

Dr. Fishel is Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology, JFK Medical Center Atlantis, FL. Dr. Fishel graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 1987 and has been in practice for 30 years. He is board certified in Electrophysiology and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology.

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