Kay's atrial fibrillation, or afib, wasn't responding to medication therapy. The irregular heart rhythms caused by afib were affecting her ability to live an active life. Mitchell Faddis, MD, PhD, a Washington University cardiologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, performed a procedure called catheter ablation to target her heart's problem areas. Now Kay's afib is gone, and she says the difference is like night and day.

For more information about treatment options for atrial fibrillation at Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, visit: http://www.barnesjewish.org/Forms/Atrial-Fibrillation-Treatment-Options

To read Kay's story, visit: http://www.barnesjewish.org/patient-stories/kay