For Clinicians

The Heart Rhythm Society has created collection of educational tools and resources regarding atrial fibrillation (AF) and sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) to order for your practice, supporting you as you communicate with your patients.

Heart Rhythm Society Sketcher

iPad & Desktop App — Learn more about the Society's two new interactive learning devices, developed to assist practitioners in explaining the changes to the heart during specific arrhythmias. Features of the HRS Sketcher include:

• Graphics and video animation (iPad version only) to help patients understand Atrial Fibrillation and Sudden Cardiac Arrest symptoms and conditions
• Images with summary descriptions of normal and irregular heart functions that can be used by the HCP to demonstrate procedure and treatment options
• Online delivery of procedural action plans for improved record-keeping and follow-up

AF Education Materials

View our online Patient Information Guide to Atrial Fibrillation Guía Para Fibrilación Auricular — descargar archivos PDF

AF Clinician Resources (1 piece per unit)

• Managing the Patient with Atrial Fibrillation Pocket Guide
• Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Pocket Guide
• Practical Rate and Rhythm Management of Atrial Fibrillation Pocket Guide — learn more »

AF Patient Resources (25 per unit)

• Guide to Atrial Fibrillation
• Guide to Controlling Atrial Fibrillation (Rate and Rhythm Control)
• Guide to Atrial Flutter
• Guide to Atrial Fibrillation & Stroke Prevention

AF Education Materials order form (PDF, 60K updated May 2011)

SCA Education Materials

SCA Clinician Resources (1 piece per unit)

• Anatomy Flip Chart (for use with dry erase pens)
• SCA Risk Prescription Pad

SCA Patient Resources (25 per unit)

• Living with Device Therapy brochure
• What You Can Do brochure
• Patient Considerations brochure
• Maintaining Heart Health brochure

SCA Education Materials order form (PDF, 60K updated November 2010)

Patient Education Can Save Countless Lives

Cardiac arrhythmia patients and caregivers: download the Society's information PDFs for:

• The Normal Heart — English | Spanish
• Signs and Symptoms — English | Spanish
• Substances Causing Arrhythmias — English | Spanish
• Heart Diseases and Disorders — English | Spanish
• Risk Factors and Prevention — English | Spanish
• Heart Tests — English | Spanish
• Treatments — English | Spanish
• Rapid Heartbeat — English | Spanish
• Slow Heartbeat — English | Spanish
• Pacemaker — English | Spanish
• ICD — English | Spanish
• Ablation — English | Spanish
• EP Study — English | Spanish
• Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy — English | Spanish
• Sudden Cardiac Death — English
• Treating Atrial Fibrillation — English  
• Treating Atrial Fibrillation with Catheter Ablation —English  
• Heart Failure  — English
• International Normalized Ratio — English