Redo ablations done by Dr. Natale Is it common to need more than one ablation done by Dr. Natale? I would be interested in hearing about your experience if you had more than one. https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,181969,181969#msg-181969 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:46:04 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,181969,182020#msg-182020 Re: Redo ablations done by Dr. Natale https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,181969,182020#msg-182020 bettylou4488 AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 13 Aug 2021 22:18:11 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,181969,182018#msg-182018 Re: Redo ablations done by Dr. Natale https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,181969,182018#msg-182018
My AF began 26 years ago in 1995 at the age of 59. I tinkered with various treatments for 8 years... and only in the last year of that 8-year search did I learn about the importance of making sure the heart cells had enough magnesium... and to stop taking those calcium supplements - recommended for post-menopausal women.

I had already seen Dr. Natale (in Cleveland) and had been given a future ablation date for six months out. November 2003... I was 67. Stopping the Ca and adding lots of the Mg did help stop the arrhythmia and I was tempted to cancel the ablation date... but because of a potential insurance change, I decided not to risk it. Went ahead with the ablation. An awesome experience. I couldn't believe I went home the next day in NSR and feeling really great.

Then, 11 years later at age 78, (June, 2014) I began having flutter arrhythmia. By then, Dr. Natale was in Texas and I was fortunate to get in via a cancellation (8/11/14) for the LAA isolation. However, on my flight home, I went back into flutter... and that continued on and off so I went back to Austin for the LAA touchup procedure. (4/3/15). Now, six years later, at age 87… My heart remains calm. I do take half-dose of Eliquis twice a day as prescribed by Dr. Natale. My LAA clearance velocity is good but he suggested it as a good precaution and while I don’t like using it because I have slightly low platelet count, we feel at my age, it’s a smart directive.
Thank you, Dr. Natale!!!

Jackie]]> Jackie AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 13 Aug 2021 18:27:57 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,181969,182017#msg-182017 Re: Redo ablations done by Dr. Natale https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,181969,182017#msg-182017 Josephkroussell AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 13 Aug 2021 17:38:39 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,181969,182013#msg-182013 Re: Redo ablations done by Dr. Natale https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,181969,182013#msg-182013
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I've had 3 with Natale. He didn't do my first 2 though. First with him was very involved. The other 2 were touch ups.

Pixie,

As I stated I've had three with Dr Natalie and two others with another EP.

Dr Natalie worked on parts of my heart that the former EP did not. That would be my LAA and my coronary sinus. My first with him was very extensive.

My second with a revisit to the LAA and coronary sinus touch up.

My third was a revisit to the LAA. My LAA is structured differently so he was unable to use tools he normally does when working in that area on me. Lucky me I also have five pulmonary veins.

Anyway, I wouldn't want anyone else other than Dr Natale working in my heart. Had I gone to see him initially instead of having the first EP doing a touch up I would only have had to have 4 ablations instead of 5.]]> rocketritch AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 13 Aug 2021 14:20:00 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,181969,181998#msg-181998 Re: Redo ablations done by Dr. Natale https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,181969,181998#msg-181998 first ablation that the need for a second "touch up" procedure is always possible. Touch up ablations are generally much shorter and simpler, often involving only a burn or two. However, you're not a first ablation, so you shouldn't expect the need for an additional procedure. What he'll be doing is a touch up. So most likely he'll be able to fix whatever's incomplete from your first ablations and that will be the end of it.

That's how my story goes and a whole lot of others I've known who've gone to him to fix unsuccessful ablations done by other EPs.]]> Carey AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 13 Aug 2021 01:08:06 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,181969,181990#msg-181990 Re: Redo ablations done by Dr. Natale https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,181969,181990#msg-181990
I'm not an ablatee, but I've been a member here for 17 years, observing what people post on their ablation experiences. What I've observed with those who post about their Natale experiences is that a second or more ablation with him are generally due to:

a) Passage of time, where the illness progresses, as ggheld notes. Another member here, Jackie, had her first Natale ablation in 2003. When she was ~67 (I'm doing all this from memory, not rechecking actual facts). She had a Natale touch up around 2015 and then had her LAA isolated a year or two later. She's now ~85.

b) Commonly, Natale doesn't isolate the LAA on an index or first ablation, because of the consequences of 60% chance of needing either lifetime anticoagulation or the implantation of a Watchman type device. Hence this is commonly done on a subsequent ablation, if needed.

What I don't recall seeing is Natale having to "redo" previously done work, which can happen with other EP's.

George]]> GeorgeN AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 12 Aug 2021 22:33:39 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,181969,181986#msg-181986 Re: Redo ablations done by Dr. Natale https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,181969,181986#msg-181986 rocketritch AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 12 Aug 2021 18:39:29 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,181969,181984#msg-181984 Re: Redo ablations done by Dr. Natale https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,181969,181984#msg-181984 Pixie AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 12 Aug 2021 16:36:51 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,181969,181975#msg-181975 Re: Redo ablations done by Dr. Natale https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,181969,181975#msg-181975 ggheld AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:04:24 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,181969,181969#msg-181969 Redo ablations done by Dr. Natale https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,181969,181969#msg-181969 Pixie AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 12 Aug 2021 03:38:19 +0000