Be careful in stopping Eliquis. Just because a person has not noticed an AFIB episode for a long period of time post-ablation does not necessarily mean they have not had AFIB episodes. Many AFIB episodes can be without symptoms and go unnoticed.

Most of my episodes are symptomatic, but some are asymptomatic and only get picked up on my Apple Watch 8. The Apple Watch gives me a high heart rate notification so then I use it to take an ECG and it shows I’m in AFIB. I confirm it with my AliveCor Kardia Card which also shows AFIB even though I have no symptoms. Clots can start to form in a very short period of time which puts a person at risk of a stroke.

Sure, Eliquis has its risks too and it’s expensive. Even though my ablation was considered successful, I’ll take the risk of continuing Eliquis to have a better chance of not having stroke.