- Advanced AFib Treatment Center
Helping AFib Patients Live Life to the Fullest
Living with AFib can affect more than your heart rhythm. FixAfib helps patients understand their condition, explore treatment options, and receive focused care designed to help them return to everyday life.
2014
Established in
Success Rate
Specialists
- Live Monitoring
Real-time
- BPM
- PR Interval
- QRS Duration
Cardiac Rhythm
Normal Sinus
- Stable
- QTc: 410 ms
- BP 120/80
Focused AFib Care, Built Around the Patient
From advanced heart and vascular technology to experienced providers and long-term outcome tracking, our approach puts patients at the center of every decision.
Years Of Excellence
Leading cardiac care
Patients Treated
Successfully restored
Patient Satisfaction
Highly recommended
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Proven outcomes
Focused Expertise in AFib Care
AFib care requires more than one approach. FixAfib combines clinical experience, advanced technology, patient education, and individualized treatment planning.
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Patient Education
- Latest Studies
- Board Certified
Specialist Care
- 25+ Years
- 1-on-1
Personalized Care
- Custom Plans
- Cutting-Edge
Advanced Technology
Modern heart and vascular technology supports the evaluation and treatment of AFib.
- Innovative AFib Care
- Low Risk
Treatment Options
- Fast Response
- 1 Year
Long-Term Follow-Up
- Verified
What is AFib?
Atrial fibrillation (Afib) is an abnormal heart rhythm that causes your heart to beat irregularly. This chaotic heartbeat is less effective at pumping blood through the heart and can lead to lightheadedness, difficulty breathing, and fatigue, which can limit your ability to do normal tasks.
Your AFib Care Journey
Initial Consultation
Comprehensive evaluation of your symptoms, medical history, and diagnostic tests.
- Medical history review
- Symptom assessment
- Physical examination
Duration
30-60 mins
1
Evaluation
Advanced ECG, echocardiogram, and cardiac monitoring to assess your condition.
- ECG & Echocardiogram
- 24-hour monitoring
- Blood tests
Duration
1-2 hours
2
Treatment Planning
Personalized treatment strategy developed by our expert care team.
- Expert consultation
- Treatment options review
- Custom care plan
Duration
Custom
3
Treatment
Minimally invasive treatment performed by our specialized electrophysiologists.
- Minimal Invasive
- Catheter ablation
- Real-time monitoring
Duration
2-4 hours
4
Follow-up Care
Ongoing monitoring and support to ensure optimal long-term outcomes.
- Regular check-ups
- Lifestyle guidance
- 24/7 support
Duration
Ongoing
5
Normal Rhythm
Atrial Fibrillation Rhythm
Learn About AFib Classifications, Risk Factors & More
A chaotic rhythm which typically originates in the top left chambers of the heart, AFib is characterized by a sensation of the heart jumping, racing, possible shortness of breath and lower extremity swelling. In some instances patients may have no symptoms at all, a condition known as silent AFib.
*Use the AFib Stroke Risk Calculator to determine your chances of stroke related to AFib.
AFib Treatment Options
Catheter Ablation
Minimally invasive procedure using advanced technology to restore normal rhythm
- Short recovery time
- Same-day discharge
- Minimal downtime
Medication Management
Personalized pharmaceutical approach for rhythm and rate control
- Non-invasive
- Customized dosing
- Regular monitoring
LAA Occlusion
Helps lower stroke risk when blood thinners aren't suitable.
- Reduces stroke risk
- Alternative to anticoagulants
- Minimally invasive option
Lifestyle Optimization
Comprehensive plan including diet, exercise, and stress management
- Holistic approach
- Expert guidance
- Long-term wellness
Pulmonary Vein Isolation
Targets abnormal signals to help restore heart rhythm.
- Minimally invasive procedure
- Reduces AFib episodes
- Improves symptom control
Hybrid Approaches
Combination therapies tailored to your specific needs
- Personalized
- Evidence-based
- Optimal outcomes
Success Stories
Barbara
Patient
Rocky
Patient
Carolyn & Tom
Patient
Our Providers
- 10+ years
Dr. Kim K. Williams
Cardiac Specialist
MPH
- Specialties
Cardiac Outcomes Research
Clinical Protocol Development
Patient Data & Education
- 20+ years
Dr. Frank A. Laws
Senior Cardiac Specialist
MD, FACC
- Specialties
Interventional Cardiology
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- 25+ years
Dr. Ronald E. Stevens
Anesthesiologist
MD
- Specialties
Anesthesiology
Cardiac Anesthesiology
Pain Management
Stay Informed About AFib
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about AFib and our treatments
What caused this (my atrial fibrillation)?
- AFib onset is multifactorial, meaning there is more than one cause.
- Multiple modifiable risk factors which can cause AFib are: hypertension, obesity, excessive alcohol and sleep apnea.
- Our focus is helping patients with the modifiable risk factors, or specific actions to reduce or eliminate or to alleviate the AFib for example identification and treatment of sleep apnea.
Why do I need to take an anticoagulant?
- Two life threatening outcomes associated with Afib are clot formation that can lead to strokes and heart failure- the heart’s inability to adequately pump blood.
- In AFib patients, the CHA2 DS 2 VASc risk calculator is used to determine if a patient would benefit from anticoagulants. For example, if a risk score is > 2 the patient is at moderate to high risk of a stroke event over the year.
- Anticoagulants are used to reduce the chance of a stroke.
What are the treatment options?
- The treatment options are pharmacological or medicines along with procedures to suppress abnormal rhythms of the heart.
- Medicines include antiarrhythmic agents that chemically attempt to alter the rhythm and procedures that physically alter the heart and surrounding anatomy to suppress the arrhythmia.
- Procedures include cardioversions, ablations and a combination of surgical ablations known as the hybrid approach.
- Ablations can be done with different energy sources such as freezing in a cryoablation, radio frequency ablation or laser ablation.
- Ablations are the most common procedural option for AFib and the mainstay is to block the pulmonary veins from initiating the abnormal rhythm known as pulmonary vein isolation.
- If a patient has tried all of these options and is still experiencing AFib we may consider a modified maze or hybrid approach, a more aggressive attempt to physically stop the abnormal rhythm.
What does rate versus rhythm control mean?
- A normal heart rate is an average of 60 -100 beats per minute (BPM), 110 – 120 BPM with exercise.
- In Afib patients heart rates can average > 130 – 140 BPM.
- Rate control medicines try to maintain the rate below an average of < 120 BPM.
- Rhythm control medicines attempt to keep the heart in normal sinus rhythm. Sinus rhythm is the consistent pattern of rhythm that starts in the same place of the heart to pump the blood.
Still have questions?
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