I had a successful ablation last September. Some weeks later I had a discussion with my EP and requested I came off anticoagulants. According to CHADS-VASc I’m at level 2 . Regardless, he agreed with my logic for coming off them.
Last Thursday walking my large dog I slipped . Broke fingers, major cut to mouth. A significant head injury. Thank goodness I’m not on anticoagulants. Risk is dynamic isn’t it ?
Sorry Kalgs but I’d much rather stay on anticoagulants- risk of stroke for me much higher than risk of bleed. I’ve had many falls & cuts and several broken bones over the last 8 years I’ve been on anticoagulants and takes a little longer to stop bleeds but nothing significant. I came off anticoagulants 12 months after successful ablation and had TIA.
Obviously it’s an individual’s choice but folk taking anticoagulants will generally recover from cuts, scrapes and even broken bones, even if it takes a little longer. I’m not sure the same can be said about recovering from a life changing stroke……….
Yes you are right . However, a head injury is different . There is a view amongst quite a few medical experts that if you no longer have AFIB there is no need to take anticoagulants. Obviously you need to know if you have AFIB again . I’m symptomatic when I get AFIB Anticoagulants don’t protect against all strokes.
The make it clear to anyone reading this I’m NOT trying to influence anyone . I was being philosophical. I know from my head injury I would have been in trouble
Bad luck on that fall. My wife fell a few weeks ago on a sunken manhole cover and broke her wrist - both bones! But I was thinking that only that with your fall you might have been in trouble, rather than "would have"? My elderly friend, who has permanent AF and takes warfarin, fell as I walked with him and fractured a vertebra in his neck, broke three fingers and badly cut his head. All was well.
Steve
Glad you're OK. P
Not trying to rubbish your decision, but having watched my father in law take nearly 12 months to die after a fall causing a bleed in his head, I'd rather be anticoagulated and die quicker in an accident, and also avoid a stroke which is equally horrendous, to me.
Each to their own but I had a very serious fall which required 12 stitches with no problems on Apixiban
It’s not all about strokes, I was taken off warfarin after 6 months clear of AF then had a heart attack as the AF came back with a bang and threw a clot so never say never I will gladly take them for ever more than risk that again.
I was in a car accident with chest impact injuries on Rivoraxoban but was fine no bleed luckily
Sorry to hear about your heart attack. As I said in my post it was a “ what if moment”. Of course not taking the anticoagulant didn’t cause your heart attack .?
Anyone tried PIP Apixiban, post-ablation?
Anticoagulants after Ablation
Refused anticoagulants
Well that didn’t go to plan ...
