LBBB diagnosed in 05. LBBB causes Bradycardia. Afib episode in 08/19, ablation in 02/20. First EP big believer in Eloquis which I had been on since 09/19. I wore monitor after surgery and then about 24 mos later. Neither time recorded any evidence of Afib. In Fall of 22 assigned to a new EP. 2nd EP implanted pacemaker in 08/23 due to “chronotropic incompetence” or a HR that did not respond as desired during a stress EKG. My minimum HR now is set at 60. While my HR was never below 46 while I was awake, the pacemaker is there due to sick sinus syndrome, or the heart’s internal pacemaker. As I understand, the pacemaker makes certain that my heart properly responds to a load placed on it. During my initial three visits with the new EP, without trying, I convinced him that I constantly monitor my HR via my Fitbit. With the 11/23 visit hospital visit to “adjust” pacemaker, he decided that I would be ok to go off Eloquis. While I was a little apprehensive, I was also relieved to get off the med. I do have a small pocket pill carrier that I always travel with some left over Eloquis. In 08/23, the RN tech conducting the stress EKG stopped the test 12 minutes while I thought that I was a “beast” with everything that she threw at me, she said that the test was stopped early as my heart was not responding properly to the load. I hope that this explains how I got here. I really believe that my first EP would still have me on Eloquis. I really trust my cardiologist who I will see in July to give the most “down to earth” explanation.