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

Visit our Pinterest Board with Over 50 Celebs with A-Fib

Published July 4, 2019

Atrial Fibrillation doesn’t discriminate. It hits performers and musicians, politicians and public officials, sport professionals (from the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL), track & field competitors and Olympic champions.

Browse our Pinterest board of over 50 celebs who have dealt with A-Fib. You’ll be amazed at the many personalities and celebrities with A-Fib. For example:

Kevin Nealon

KEVIN NEALON, comedian-actor-writer and Saturday Night Live alumni; Had his first A-Fib episode while on vacation in Mexico. He ended up in an emergency room thinking it was a heart attack. Back home he was diagnosed with A-Fib. Today as a spokesman for Janssen pharmaceuticals, he promotes stroke and clot prevention.

Lynne Cox

LYNNE COX, Champion long-distance open-water swimmer, swam the English Channel at age 15; became the first woman to swim across the Bering Strait from the United States to the Soviet Union. Diagnosed in 2012 with A-Fib. From her 2016 memoir Swimming in the Sink: An Episode of the Heart.

Billie Jean King

BILLIE JEAN KING, Tennis legend (Wimbledon champ 20 times) and advocate for gender equality. Her A-Fib diagnosis came after playing tennis with a friend. “My heart was beating, I thought it was going to come out of my chest.”

Ellen Degeneres

ELLEN DEGENERES, Talk show host, comedian. Ellen acknowledged her A-Fib in an episode of her show with Canadian comedian, actor and television host Howie Mandel (who also has A-Fib).

Rich Peverley

RICH PEVERLEY, Dallas Stars forward. A “blip” on his EKG during the physical prior to 2013 training camp was A-Fib. With a procedure to shock his heart back into rhythm and with medication he returned to the ice three weeks later.

Browse our Pinterest board of over 50 celebrities, personalities, athletes and public servants who have dealt with A-Fib. Go to “Celebs With A-Fib“.