UT Tyler Office of Marketing and Communications

The University of Texas at Tyler Seeks Participants for Atrial Fibrillation Research Study

October 26, 2018

Media Contact: Beverley Golden
Senior Director of Media Relations
Marketing and Communications
The University of Texas at Tyler
903.566.7303

The University of Texas at Tyler's College of Nursing and Health Sciences is currently seeking participants who have been diagnosed with paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation for a research study.

The study specifically needs male or female patients, 50 years of age or older and will include continuous electrocardiogram monitoring as well as vascular function and nutritional status assessments.

Dr. Arturo Arce-Esquivel and Dr. Jimi Francis, UT Tyler associate professors of health and kinesiology, will hold an orientation meeting for those who meet the above requirements.

The orientation meeting will be 10 – 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 in the Herrington Patriot Center (HPC) on the Tyler campus.

For questions about the study prior to the orientation, contact Prabhjot Kaur at pkaur@patriots.uttyler.edu.

A member of the prestigious UT System, The University of Texas at Tyler focuses on student success and innovative research in the more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs offered. With more than 10,000 students, UT Tyler has facilities in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.