

In 2002, he started the non-profit website, Atrial Fibrillation: Resources for Patients ( a source of well-researched, unbiased information on current and emerging treatments, resources and medical research―all written in plain language for the non-medical reader. So grateful for his cure, he pledged to help other A-Fib patients find their cure, too. Pierre Jaïs and Michel Haïssaguerre of the French Bordeaux group (Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, France) through a relatively new procedure at the time called Focal Catheter Ablation (now called “pulmonary vein Isolation”). 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 across the US. Ryan had his first A-Fib attack in January 1997. He is author of the book, Beat Your A-Fib: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Cure, publisher of the patient education website, Atrial Fibrillation: Resources for Patients ( and known as the A-Fib Coach for his personal counseling of A Fib patients seeking relief from the burden of Atrial Fibrillation.ĭr. After numerous failed drug therapies, two unsuccessful right atria ablations, and much frustration, he educated himself about Atrial Fibrillation through an exhaustive search of me Steve Ryan, PhD is a former A-Fib patient and noted healthcare educator and advocate for patients with Atrial Fibrillation, the most common cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm). He is author of the book, Beat Your A-Fib: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Cure, publisher of the patient education website, Atrial Fibrillation: Resources for Patients ( and known as the A-Fib Coach for his personal counseling of A Fib patients seeking relief from the burden of Atrial Fibrillation. Steve Ryan, PhD is a former A-Fib patient and noted healthcare educator and advocate for patients with Atrial Fibrillation, the most common cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm).
