My father,71 years old diagnosed with Atrial Flutter after a brain stroke

He has been put on Bisoprolol 2.5 mg 1/2 tab by the cardiologist

Tricky one-sounds like he may have had a hemorrhagic stroke. So blood thinners to combat any clots thrown up by the heart may be risky-as it may cause another bleed in the brain.

Yes-a great deal of strokes are caused by static atria problems.  But just because he has Atrial flutter and has had a stroke, doesn't necessarily mean it was cused by a clot.  Atrial flutter.fibrillation and brain bleeds are not mutually exclusive.

The neurosurgeon has given an okay to start anticoagulant as the size of infarct has reduced and no sign of hameorage. The drug he is being put on is apaxabin. Can someone on it give me some insight into the drug.

Just day before yesterday my father felt a bit weak and his bp dropped pulse rate was also low. On docs advise he had salt water and after sometime was fine. To cut the long story short. After visiting the cardiologist the next day..his ECG was done and the flutter has gone. The doctor said he had suspected that he might have gone from AF to AFib when his BP had dropped. He was mentally prepared to do cardioversion but found that the flutter had gone. The doctor said no need for cardioversion or ablation now.My question is what precautions can he take to ensure it does not come back? Also is it normal to feel fatigued or get low BP? The doctor stopped Bisoprolol.

Hi! Its been a while that I have written on the forum but hasn't stopped me from reading the new posts. Eventually in mid March Dad had gone for the EP study and was to undergo a possible cardioversion but when the cardiologist had inserted the electrodes the atrial flutter had became normal and that procedure ended with no cardioversion. He did test his pacemaker function. He already has an athelete's heartbeat which is a low heartbeat. Basically, to cut the long story short he is only on Apixaban ( Eliquis), Attoras, Ecosprin.. no bisoprolol or cholestrol medicines. On his last visit to the cardiologist 10 days back the flutter was shown in the ECG. Dad had not felt anything or realized it too be any different. As per the cardiologist the only concern is another stroke and that is taken care by Eliquis. So my question is that  this condition will remain always? he will probaly come in and out of flutter on his own? What can one do to avoid these episodes? Supplements? Do strokes happen even though someone is on Eliquis?