If I have an ablation for my Atrial Fibrillation, would this reduce the risk of a stroke

So, the question about stroke in atrial fibrillation is a very good one. The risk of stroke is deemed as per your risk factors for stroke on the score on the risk scores. The current guidelines in the UK suggest that the risk of stroke from AF is there whether the AF is coming or going or even whether you've had an ablation. Now, there is data to suggest those who have more AF have slightly higher risk of stroke. However, the way we manage stroke risk in atrial fibrillation is once you've been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, manage the stroke risk for long term whether you have an ablation or not. The question about whether an ablation can reduce your stroke risk is an important one because we know if you have less atrial fibrillation your stroke risk is probably less. However, the treatment for stroke and the use of blood thinners once you have atrial fibrillation is the same whether you've had an ablation or not and the reason that is the case is because atrial fibrillation can recur and it can recur with you knowing about it with symptoms or it can recur without you knowing like at night or less atrial fibrillation so you don't know about it and the stroke risk is therefore still the present. It's important therefore to continue on blood thinners if it's deemed important for you even if you've had an ablation.