tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255776707298393367.post923964875956819518..comments2023-10-09T06:23:42.682-07:00Comments on Saving Money and Surviving the Healthcare Crisis: Book Review - Medical Myths That Can Kill You: And the 101 Truths That Will Save, Extend, and Improve Your LifeDavis Liu, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320315964654209559noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255776707298393367.post-4511883872996644992008-08-31T21:49:00.000-07:002008-08-31T21:49:00.000-07:00Thanks for the comments. While atrial fibrillatio...Thanks for the comments. While atrial fibrillation can occur in patients under 60, the vast majority of strokes due to atrial fibrillation are typically not in this age group. Other factors which increase the risk of stroke due to atrial fibrillation include female gender, age, high blood pressure, and diabetes. An excellent interactive tool to determine risk of having a stroke due to diabetes can be found at http://members.kaiserpermanente.org/kpweb/healthency.do?hwid=te8126&sectionId=te8127&contextId=hw160870<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments. Good luck on educating the public.Davis Liu, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320315964654209559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7255776707298393367.post-45917067354891764082008-08-31T17:59:00.000-07:002008-08-31T17:59:00.000-07:00Dr. Liu,I haven't read the book you reviewed, but ...Dr. Liu,<BR/><BR/>I haven't read the book you reviewed, but I suspect that the author may have been accurate in her assessment regarding atrial fibrillation. <BR/><BR/>As the founder of an atrial fibrillation patient resource, http://www.StopAfib.org, I must disagree with your comment that atrial fibrillation is extremely unlikely in patients under 60. Mine came on at age 51, and I hear daily from dozens of patients <B>under age 60</B> who have afib, and many have had it for years and years. <BR/><BR/>Please visit us at any of the afib discussion forums and you will meet hundreds and hundreds of atrial fibrillation patients under the age of 60. A list of those discussion groups is here:<BR/>http://www.stopafib.org/newsitem.cfm/NEWSID/75<BR/><BR/>One of my huge concerns is the growing number of young athletes and exercisers dealing with afib. It is indeed becoming very common in young athletes in their 30s, 40s, and occasionally younger. Here's an article about some of the athletes with atrial fibrillation that competed in the Beijing Olympics:<BR/>http://www.stopafib.org/newsitem.cfm/NEWSID/89<BR/><BR/>Atrial fibrillation is a growing problem, especially in younger people, and that's why we have declared September as Atrial Fibrillation Month. Please come learn more about it at http://www.stopafib.org/newsitem.cfm/NEWSID/92<BR/><BR/>Thanks for letting me share this information.<BR/><BR/>Mellanie True Hills<BR/>http://www.StopAfib.org Atrial Fibrillation Patient Resourcemhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02100607547197446693noreply@blogger.com