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In 2002 Steve Ryan started Atrial Fibrillation: Resources for Patients, A-Fib.com, to spare others the frustration, depression and anxiety he went through to find his cure. (Read Steve’s story: Personal A-Fib story #1)
Steve at “Bank of Books” book signing in Malibu
Dr. Ryan had his first A‑Fib attack in the January 1997. After numerous failed drug therapies, two unsuccessful right atria ablations, and much frustration, he educated himself about Atrial Fibrillation through an exhaustive search of medical literature and interviews with medical experts.
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Funding: Since its founding in 2002, A-Fib.com has been funded personally by Patti and Steve Ryan with an occasional reader donation (donations are applied toward the maintenance costs of
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