2015 Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference: Overview of Afib: John D. Day, MD, FHRS

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2015 Get in Rhythm. Stay in Rhythm.™ Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference

At the 2015 Get in Rhythm. Stay in Rhythm.™ National Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference, Dr. John D. Day covered:

• What is afib? [3:00]
• What are the symptoms [4:00]
• How it is diagnosed [5:00]
• Why it is dangerous [6:00]
• How widespread it is [7:00]
• Risk factors for AF [19:00]
1. Genetic factors
2. Smoking [21:00]
3.Hypertension or high blood pressure [22:30]
4. Alcohol [24:30]
5. Stimulants [25:30]
6. Sleep deprivation/sleep apnea [27:30]
7. Diabetes [30:00]
8. Stress [32:00]
9. Physical activity [36:00]
10. Obesity [37:30]
• How lifestyle affects afib [42:00]
• Q&A [45:00]

Video watching time is approximately 50 minutes.

About John D. Day, MD, FHRS

Dr. John Day graduated from medical school at Johns Hopkins University. He did his residency in internal medicine, cardiology fellowship and cardiac electrophysiology fellowship training at Stanford University.

Dr. Day started the atrial fibrillation ablation program at LDS Hospital/Intermountain Medical Center. The atrial fibrillation ablation program at Intermountain Medical Center has now become one of the largest atrial fibrillation ablation programs in the world. Dr. Day performs more than 300 atrial fibrillation procedures each year and has personally performed nearly 4,000 atrial fibrillation ablation procedures. Dr. Day currently serves as Director of Heart Rhythm Services at the Intermountain Healthcare.

Dr. Day is board certified in cardiology, and cardiac electrophysiology. He has published more than 100 manuscripts, abstracts, and book chapters and regularly lectures both nationally and internationally on heart rhythm disorders. He is recognized as an international thought leader on atrial fibrillation ablation as well as implantable defibrillators/cardiac resynchronization device therapy. He currently serves as the president-elect of the Heart Rhythm Society.

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