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Failed ablation, what next?
Had a Pulsed Field Ablation in December 2024 for persistent AFIB. Stayed on antiarrhythmic med and rate control med and Eliquis during blanking period with no episodes. Three weeks after stopping antiarrhythmic went back into AFIB. Had a subsequent electric cardioversion which put me back into NSR. Back on antiarrhythmic med (dose is 200 mg a day, down from 300). No episodes since conversion which was 75 days ago.
I'm seeing the electrophysiologist soon for the first time since ablation. What questions do I ask to learn what more can be done, procedurely to get me off the antiarrhythmic and to slow down the progression of AFIB? Is it fair to ask him why the ablation failed? I am scheduled later for another opinion at a large teaching hospital. Thanks
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I am so sorry to hear of your difficulty. I don't think my EP is going to fool around with extra ablations. The first visit with him he suggested the watchman which I had and he suggested a pacemaker right after the ablation procedure. Since i am in the Blanking period I have not seen him but he is young so maybe he will be extra dependable to do what should be done and not just keep o with the same ol'.