{"product_id":"9780984951406","title":"Beat Your A-Fib: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Cure: Written in everyday language for patients with Atrial Fibrillation","description":"\u003cb\u003eReview: Founder \u0026amp; CEO of the Atrial Fibrillation Association (AFA) writes...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"... well written, easy to understand, comprehensive and a great resource for patients and caregivers living with atrial fibrillation.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrudie C Lobban, MBE, \u003cbr\u003eFounder \u0026amp; CEO, Atrial Fibrillation Association (AFA)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFounder \u0026amp; Trustee, Arrhythmia Alliance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview: Publisher of AF-Ideas.com writes...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"...Empowers the [patient] with basic knowledge that by itself can give him a feeling of control over a heart situation gone chaotic. The [patient] will come away with the idea that AF has serious consequences and that measures such as rate control and anti-arrhythmic medications are not a useful solution for most.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDick Inglis, Publisher, AF-Ideas.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeat Your A-Fib: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Cure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAtrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) seen by physicians. Many patients suffering from Atrial Fibrillation have three strikes against them:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Their \"quality of life\" has deteriorated; they are scared or frightened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Many experience side effects from the common drug therapies or simply do not want to live on medication; a cure for their A-Fib hasn't been discussed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Patient information is often out-of-date, incomplete or biased toward a specific pharmaceutical or treatment; much information about new treatment options is written in the language of scientists and doctors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author, \u003cb\u003eDr. Steve Ryan, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e a former A-Fib patient, addresses all these issues. His book is written for the newly diagnosed patient and any A-Fib patient who doesn't want to wade through medical texts and research journals to understand their disease. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeat Your A-Fib\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e helps patients and their families look beyond the commonly prescribed drug therapies that only manage the disease, but do not cure it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeat Your A-Fib: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Cure\u003c\/i\u003e offers:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Unbiased, up-to-date information and best practices \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Medical terms and concepts translated into everyday language\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Non-drug treatment options including Cardioversion, RF catheter ablation, Pulmonary Vein Isolation, CryoBalloon, Cox-Maze and Mini-Maze surgeries, and AV Node Ablation with Pacemaker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Research-based content with a bibliography of over 150 medical references\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• 'Lessons learned' from A-Fib patients now enjoying lives free of the burden of A-Fib\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Recommended Resources and Website Links\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Patient tools to become their own best healthcare advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis unique book helps patients research their best treatment options, steps through how to find the right doctor for their type of A-Fib and treatment goals, gives patients hope and empowers them to develop a plan for finding their A-Fib cure or best outcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Walter Kerwin, MD\u003c\/b\u003e, of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, California, wrote the Foreword for the book. \u003cb\u003eDr. Steven C. Hao, MD,\u003c\/b\u003e of California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California, penned the Introduction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Steve Ryan, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is a noted healthcare educator and advocate for patients with Atrial Fibrillation, and former A-Fib patient. He earned his Ph.D. in Educational Communications from the Ohio State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A-Fib, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021041385712,"sku":"9780984951406","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780984951406_p0.jpg?v=1763888607","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780984951406","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}