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Is a second ablation advisable if the AFib is controlled by flecainide

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@mrgaddy

I don't seem to be in Afib now and I'm already on an anticoagulant (Eliquis) and an anti-arrhythmic (flecainide) . I'm seeing an electrophysiologist who is leaving it up to me whether I go through another ablation at this time.

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gloaming | @gloaming | Feb 13 11:33am

I don't see a problem with this. The main thing is to control AF.....period. You want to be in AF as little as possible, and if your current regimen has it under pretty solid control (even if it turns out to be just for the next 2-5 years), there is no real reason to pay for, and to endure the risks of, an ablation. Later, if you realize you are losing ground to the arrhythmia, you can always get in line for an ablation, and it will be just as urgent as it is at present...meaning not very.

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