Cardiac Arrhythmia Resources

Living with Atrial Fibrillation

The following videos have been created by Dr. Paul Dorian. They are a series of videos with key information for patients living with atrial fibrillation. They are designed to help you understand this condition and support you in living a normal life. These videos describe:

• what happens to the heartbeat during atrial fibrillation
• the types of treatments that are available, including medications and in-hospital procedures.
• the need to assess and minimize your risk of stroke

Please watch these videos in order. The content builds on the knowledge from the previous video.

We hope that this program is helpful to you in understanding and living with atrial fibrillation.

• What happens to the heart when in atrial fibrillation?
  Dr. Paul Dorian discusses what happens to the heart when in atrial fibrillation.
• The symptoms of atrial fibrillation
  Dr. Paul Dorian discusses common symptoms of atrial fibrillation.
• Preventing stroke with anticoagulants in AF patients
  Dr. Paul Dorian discusses atrial fibrillation and the important role that anticoagulants play in preventing stroke.
• Atrial fibrillation and your risk of stroke
  Dr. Paul Dorian discusses atrial fibrillation and the risk of stroke.
• Atrial fibrillation treatment options
  Dr. Paul Dorian discusses atrial fibrillation treatment options.
• Helpful tips on lifestyle factors and atrial fibrillation
  Dr. Paul Dorian talks about what lifestyle factors can impact the burden of atrial fibrillation.

• Arrhythmias – What is an arrhythmia and how is it treated?
• Catheter ablation
• Electrical system of the heart
• General anesthesia
• General healthy eating
• Heart disease risk factors
• Heart failure
• High blood pressure – What is it?
• How the heart works
• Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
• Living with heart disease and stroke
• Physical activity guidelines: getting started
• Stroke
• Transient ischemic attack
• What is a pacemaker and how does it work?
• What is sleep apnea?

• A patient’s guide to living with atrial fibrillation
• Atrial fibrillation
• Atrial fibrillation – How to decrease your risk of stroke
• Atrial fibrillation treatment options
• Atrial fibrillation – What you need to know about cardioversion
• Atrial fibrillation – What do I do if I think I’m having an AFib episode?
• Introduction to atrial fibrillation
• Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation

• Atrial flutter

• Antiplatelet therapy
• A patient’s guide to taking Coumadin/Warfarin
• A patient’s guide to taking Dabigatran Etexilate
• Information for people who are taking Warfarin/Coumadin or Dabigatran/Pradax or Rivaroxaban/Xarelto or Apixaban/Eliquis

• Arrhythmia
• Cardiomyopathy
• Dialated cardiomyopathy
• Familial dilated cardiomyopathy
• Hyperthrophic cardiomyopathy
• Palpitations
• Selfcare guide for the heart failure patient
• Sexual health for patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator
• Sick sinus syndrome
• Syncope
• Treatment of syncope

• Cardiac pacemakers from the patient’s perspective
• Cardiac resynchronization therapy – a patient’s guide
• Coping with my partner’s ICD and cardiac disease
• How to respond to implantable cardioverter-defibrillator Recall
• How to respond to an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shock
• Implantable cardioverter defibrillator
• Living with your pacemaker
• Pacemaker for heart failure (cardiac resynchronization therapy)

• Ambulatory electrocardiographic recording
• Echocardiography
• Exercise stress test
• Holter or event monitor
• Introduction to noninvasive cardiac imaging
• Nuclear stress test
• Transesophageal echocardiogram

• Premature contractions
• Premature atrial contractions
• Premature ventricular contractions

• Cardioversion
• Electrophysiology (EP) study
• Patient’s guide to EP study and catheter ablation
• Catheter ablation of arrhythmias
• Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation
• Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia

• Supraventricular tachycardia

• Ventricular fibrillation
• Ventricular tachycardia

• Afib Innovation Program
• Canadian Cardiovascular Society
• Canadian Heart Rhythm Society
• Medscape
• Heart Rhythm Society
• UpToDate
• Atlantic Cardiovascular Society
• American College of Cardiology
• European Society of Cardiology

• AFib in One Page
• AHA Arrhythmia Tools and Resources
• CCS Calculators & Forms
• Drugs Interactions Checker
• ED Pathway for AFib/Flutter
• Heart & Vascular Resource Guide
• HRS Provider Resources
• Resources for Health Professionals – medication safety related to QT prolongation and Torsades de Pointes