Atrial fibrillation has been the low man on the totem pole and so we're just trying to get more visibility about this particular disease and how dangerous this could be.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The public needs to know - they need to know as much about atrial fibrillation as they do about cancer and diabetes.
The terrible, diabolic thing with this disease is that you are always looking behind your shoulder every couple months with the most recent checkup to see whether there is any sign of it, and I thank God to say at this point there is not.
The doctor heard my heartbeat and found out I had an irregular heartbeat. I was not symptomatic or aware of my symptoms. I had no idea that this could make me five times more likely to have a stroke than somebody who doesn't have this.
Any kind of blockage is heart disease; when you have a blood clot anywhere, that's heart disease. When Wilt Chamberlain died, strongest man I ever met in my life, I started paying attention.
I have both sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation, which are both debilitating conditions.
Before my mother's diagnosis with Alzheimer's, I had heard of the disease, but hadn't known anyone who had suffered from it.
I want the public to know the truth, not every condition affecting the heart comes from a blockage.
We've all learned about this disease since it was first discovered several years ago in Europe. And so I think we've learned from the European experience.
The ability to diagnose an imminent heart attack has long been considered the holy grail of cardiovascular medicine.
This diagnosis can be done in about two lines. It doesn't engage anybody.