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New onset atrial fibrillation, now on Eliquis

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Mar 19 6:13pm | Replies (7)
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@harveywj

Do not ignore jaw pain with chest pain. That is not a classic sign of Afib. It's more of a heart plumbing sign. Good news on the scan but was the jaw/chest pain Afib after the scan? 1200 is modestly high for clots hence the scan. I think your question is better put after your heart has been regular. A lot of cardios will say you take eliquis forever. Your "chads" score is probably already at or above 2. But my experience with coming off eliquis is that I waited a year each time after last events or after last ablation. So I am 6 months out of an ablation, Sept 2024 and it is too soon to consider coming off eliquis. When you have had multiple Afib events that automatically puts you in the "group" of full timers. You gotta be stable for long time and have a good doc.

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bluegiraffe | @bluegiraffe | Mar 19 6:13pm

Thank you…
The chest with jaw pain, sometimes radiating to my left arm occurs at rest, and sometimes wakes me up.
I’ve had this off and on for about a year.
I’ve been wondering if my coronary arteries sometimes spasm?
It only lasts about 5-20 min, with a pain rating 6-7, deep and heavy feeling.
Because it doesn’t last very long (and the closest ER is 25 miles away) I just take my BP, pulse and assess my skin if warm and dry. Sometimes I take 4 Baby Aspirin. And now I also check an EKG with my iPhone watch.
I’ve only had this pain once with afib, (5 days after my initial ER visit for new onset Afib.)
If I didn’t also have this kind of pain, I would be less concerned as the metoprolol keeps my heart rate well controlled.
Again, thank you…

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