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Cardiologist suggests I can stop taking Eliquis. Any thoughts?

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Apr 6 4:20pm | Replies (160)
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I had my ablation performed in 2017. Since that time I have not had one episode of AFIB. I also had a ILR which lasted about 3 1/2 years before the battery died. I didn't have the ILR removed because there really is no need to unless it seems to bother you. I stopped all anticoagulant drugs except for 81mg aspirin. I exercise regularly 4 times a week, I wear my Apple watch to monitor my fitness and test for AFIB. My Apple watch has never detected signs of AFIb, but the standard response every month is that you have had less than 2% of AFIB signs, which means none.

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thisnthat | @thisnthat | Mar 8 8:55am

Well, I must have an Energizer Bunny for an ILR, since here it is, Year #5, still going strong! When it dies, I will be happy to have the thing removed. There is a slight risk of infection or irritation if it remains, but mostly it is just its lumpy presence that is bothersome to me.
My cardiologist did suggest low-dose aspirin to me since I went off Eliquis, but somehow that was never pursued further….
In retrospect, my EP was a bit too eager to greenlight the implant, as rhythm perturbances are all too common in that first year following an ablation. It might have been more sensible to wait and see. We could have monitored
the episodes with another device, like a smart watch or another Ziopatch. Hindsight is always 20/20!
At the time of my ablation, my AF episodes were calculated to be at around a 2% burden, so not understanding why the Apple watch would dismiss yours as not meaningful? Did you run the rhythm strips by your EP? 🤔

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