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I had ablation 2 months ago. I paid to travel to Austin to get Natale....it was worth it over the uncertain docs in the big hospital in my city. He is good and the hospital is good and his team is good. Despite that, he acknowledged that he didn't get one ectopic site - I will have to have a second procedure to resolve the atrial tachycardia that now I have daily. Some folks are good for 5-10 yrs after ablation. Some have 2-3 ablations and remain with afib.
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Natale normally reserves work on isolating the left atrial appendage (LAA) till ablation #2 as LAA isolation has a 60% risk of requiring lifetime anticoagulation or placement of a Watchman device (or similar) - LAA isolation isn't the only thing he may do in ablation #2..
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REPLYING TO DAISY:
-Would a pill in the pocket be more harmful or would electric cardioversion/ chemical cardioversion at the hospital? I know all of them have very small risks but I just want to know which would be the most safe for the long run for every episode I have. My current EP has prescribed Flecanide with Diltiazem but I am not taking it yet because I am contemplating doing ablation as a first line treatment before diving into medication. Given that medication does not slow the progression down, but ablation may actually stop it from progressing and halt the disease course from becoming persistent much more effectively.
I have thought of pulsed field ablation but it is such a new technology and we do not know if it is as effective in duration compared to RF/Cryo. We also don’t know the potential side effects from the new technology even though it says it is more safe for the esophagus and heart tissues. If I were to, would it be a free clinical trial in the USA? And thank you for the insight on ablation with Dr.Natale. So even if Dr.Natale is the best, he may not have a PERFECT ablation every time, and may need a repeat. As I definitely do not have the financial ability to pay for 2 ablations with him.
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