AndreaNataleMD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Interventional Cardiology

Physician

Overview of Dr. Natale

Dr. Andrea Natale is a cardiologist in Austin, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including St. David's Medical Center, Cornerstone Hospital of CentralTX, Scripps Memorial Hospital-La Jolla, Scripps Green Hospital, and Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Florence Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 32 years. Dr. Natale accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 78 doctors at St. David's Medical Center and one of 10 doctors at Cornerstone Hospital of CentralTX who specialize in Cardiology. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
3000 N Ih 35
Suite 700
Austin, TX 78705
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Education & Training

Aurora Health CareFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1992 - 1993
Univ Florence - Fac MedClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2010 - 2023
GA State Medical License 2009 - 2022
CO State Medical License 2009 - 2023
NY State Medical License 2009 - 2023
TX State Medical License 2008 - 2023
CA State Medical License 2001 - 2023
OH State Medical License 1999 - 2024
KY State Medical License 1997 - 2004
NC State Medical License 1993 - 2004
WI State Medical License 1993 - 2003
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2013-2014
Northern Ohio Live Castle Connolly, 2006
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Clinical Trials

Pivotal Clinical Study of Endoscopic Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation (AF) in Patients That Have Failed Drugs Start of enrollment: 2007 Mar 01
Terminated
Phase 3
Ablation vs Amiodarone for Treatment of AFib in Patients With CHF and an ICD Start of enrollment: 2008 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 4
Catheter Ablation vs Anti-arrhythmic Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation Trial Start of enrollment: 2009 Nov 13
Completed
Not Applicable
Ablation of Clinical Ventricular Tachycardia Versus Addition of Substrate Ablation on the Long Term Success Rate of VT Ablation Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 3
Catheter Ablation Versus Amiodarone for Shock Prophylaxis in Defibrillator Patients With Ventricular Tachycardia Start of enrollment: 2010 Aug 01
Terminated
Phase 3
Use of the Hansen Medical System in Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2013 Jul 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Ablation of Perimitral Flutter Following Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Impact on Outcomes Start of enrollment: 2010 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 3
Effect of Amiodarone on the Procedure Outcome in Long-standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Pulmonary Vein Antral Isolation Start of enrollment: 2010 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 3
Oral Steroids Before Pulmonary Vein Isolation to Improve Outcomes Start of enrollment: 2010 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 4
Ranolazine Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Trial Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 3
THERMOCOOL® SMARTTOUCH™ Catheter for the Treatment of Symptomatic Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2011 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 3
Effect of Catheter Ablation on Clinical Course of Migraine in AF Patients With or Without Previous History of Migraine Start of enrollment: 2010 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 3
Impact Of Different Ablation Approaches on Outcome In Coexistent Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 3
HeartLight Ablation in Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (PAF) Start of enrollment: 2012 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 3
Deviating the Esophagus in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Start of enrollment: 2011 Nov 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Early Ablation Therapy for the Treatment of Ischemic Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
Terminated
Phase 4
Outcome of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation After Permanent Pulmonary Vein Antrum Isolation With or Without Proven Left Atrial Posterior Wall Isolation Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Clinical Evaluation of the Blazer Open-Irrigated Ablation Catheter for the Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2012 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Does Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Termination Without Additional Ablation Influence Outcome? Start of enrollment: 2012 May 01
Active, not recruiting
Determining the Association of Chromosomal Variants With Non-PV Triggers and Ablation-outcome in AF (DECAF) Start of enrollment: 2012 Dec 01
Completed
Cognitive Impairment in Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 01
Recruiting
Oral Anticoagulation Therapy Pilot Study Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 17
Terminated
Phase 4
Pilot Study Evaluating the Toray Satake Balloon Thermal Ablation System for Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 22
Completed
Not Applicable
Is Endothelial Function a Predictor of Successful Ablation Therapy Provided to Patients With Atrial Fibrillation? Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
Completed
Role of Cardiac Biomarkers in Prediction of Outcome in Atrial Fibrillation Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 01
Completed
"EASE" Epicardial Access With the EpiAccess System Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Impact of Life-Style Modification On Ablation Outcome in Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 01
Recruiting
Comparison of VT Ablation Outcomes Using Remote MAGNETIC Navigation Versus Manual Approach in a Low LVEF Population Start of enrollment: 2016 Jan 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Half-normal Saline in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Start of enrollment: 2018 May 02
Completed
Not Applicable
Half-normal Saline in Idiopathic Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Arrhythmias Ablation Start of enrollment: 2018 May 16
Suspended
Not Applicable
Transcatheter Leak Closure With Detachable Coils Following Incomplete Left Atrial Appendage Closure Procedures Start of enrollment: 2018 Apr 09
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Evaluation of VISITAG SURPOINT™ Module With External Processing Unit (EPU) Start of enrollment: 2018 Sep 04
Completed
Phase 4
DiamondTemp™ System for the Treatment of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2018 Sep 20
Recruiting
Not Applicable
First Line Radiofrequency Ablation Versus Antiarrhythmic Drugs for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Treatment (RAAFT-3) Start of enrollment: 2019 Sep 24
Recruiting
Phase 3
ANTIBODY BASED TESTS FOR SARSCoV-2 COVID-19) - Evaluation of Patients and Healthcare Providers in the Confines of Healthcare Settings Start of enrollment: 2020 Mar 27
Recruiting
Genetic Mechanisms Underlying SARS-CoV-2 Infection and the Impact of COVID-19 on Cognitive Function Start of enrollment: 2020 Aug 20
Recruiting
Immune Response Following COVID-19 Vaccination Start of enrollment: 2021 Jan 15
Recruiting
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Anatomical considerations and clinical interpretation of the 12-lead ECG in the prone position: a prospective multicentre study.
Jorge Romero, Mario Garcia, Juan Carlos Diaz, Mohamed Gabr, Joan Rodriguez-Taveras, Eric D Braunstein, Sutopa Purkayastha, Maria T Gamero, Isabella Alviz, Jorge Marín,...> ;Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology. 2022 Oct 5
Mechanism and management of leaks arising after left atrial appendage closure (LAAC).
Rishi Charate, Adnan Ahmed, Surya K Aedma, Vasvi Singh, Jalaj Garg, Naga V K Pothineni, Domenico G Della Rocca, Rakesh Gopinathannair, Andrea Natale, Dhanunjaya Lakkir...> ;Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology. 2022 Sep 7
Impact of Peridevice Leak on 5-Year Outcomes After Left Atrial Appendage Closure.
Srinivas R Dukkipati, David R Holmes Jr, Shephal K Doshi, Saibal Kar, Sheldon M Singh, Douglas Gibson, Matthew J Price, Andrea Natale, Moussa Mansour, Horst Sievert, V...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2022 Aug 2
Improved survival in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure undergoing catheter ablation compared to medical treatment: A systematic review and meta-analy...
Jorge Romero, Mohamed Gabr, Isabella Alviz, David Briceno, Juan Carlos Diaz, Daniel Rodriguez, Kavisha Patel, Dalvert Polanco, Chintan Trivedi, Sanghamitra Mohanty, Do...> ;Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology. 2022 Nov 1
Fluoroless Versus Conventional Mapping and Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias Arising From the Left Ventricular Summit and Interventricular Septum.
Jorge Romero, Alejandro Velasco, Juan Carlos Díaz, Isabella Alviz, David Briceno, Michael Grushko, Eugen Palma, Kevin Ferrick, Akhil Parashar, Juan Bello, Xiaodong Zha...> ;Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology. 2022 Jul 1
Amiodarone Use and All-Cause Mortality in Patients With a Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device.
Rakesh Gopinathannair, Naga Venkata K Pothineni, Jaimin R Trivedi, Henri Roukoz, Jennifer Cowger, Mustafa M Ahmed, Adarsh Bhan, Ashwin K Ravichandran, Geetha Bhat, Ami...> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2022 Jun 7
Heart Rhythm Society Atrial Fibrillation Centers of Excellence Study: A survey analysis of stakeholder practices, needs, and barriers.
Roopinder K Sandhu, Amber Seiler, Colleen J Johnson, T Jared Bunch, Thomas F Deering, Thomas Deneke, Paulus Kirchhof, Andrea Natale, Jonathan P Piccini Sr, Andrea M Ru...> ;Heart rhythm. 2022 Jun 1
Advances in Physiologic Pacing.
Ranjan K Thakur, Andrea Natale> ;Cardiac electrophysiology clinics. 2022 Jun 1
Mitochondrial uncouplers induce proton leak by activating AAC and UCP1.
Ambre M Bertholet, Andrew M Natale, Paola Bisignano, Junji Suzuki, Andriy Fedorenko, James Hamilton, Tatiana Brustovetsky, Lawrence Kazak, Ryan Garrity, Edward T Chouc...> ;Nature. 2022 Jun 1
Transesophageal Echocardiography Following Left Atrial Appendage Electrical Isolation: Diagnostic Pitfalls and Clinical Implications.
Carola Gianni, Javier E Sanchez, Qiong Chen, Domenico G Della Rocca, Sanghamitra Mohanty, Chintan Trivedi, Amin Al-Ahmad, Mohamed A Bassiouny, J David Burkhardt, G Jos...> ;Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology. 2022 Jun 1
The Increasing Role of Rhythm Control in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: JACC State-of-the-Art Review.
A John Camm, Gerald V Naccarelli, Suneet Mittal, Harry J G M Crijns, Stefan H Hohnloser, Chang-Sheng Ma, Andrea Natale, Mintu P Turakhia, Paulus Kirchhof> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2022 May 17
Genome-wide association study reveals novel genetic loci: a new polygenic risk score for mitral valve prolapse.
Carolina Roselli, Mengyao Yu, Victor Nauffal, Adrien Georges, Qiong Yang, Katie Love, Lu-Chen Weng, Francesca N Delling, Svetlana R Maurya, Maren Schrölkamp, Jacob Tfe...> ;European heart journal. 2022 May 1
Leak closure following left atrial appendage exclusion procedures: A multicenter registry.
Ammar M Killu, Oluwaseun Gbolabo Adeola, Domenico G Della Rocca, Christopher Ellis, Alan M Sugrue, Trevor Simard, Paul A Friedman, Akram Kawsara, Rodney P Horton, Andr...> ;Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions. 2022 May 1
Letter by Natale et al Regarding Article, "Amplatzer Amulet Left Atrial Appendage Occluder Versus Watchman Device for Stroke Prophylaxis (Amulet IDE): A Randomized, Co...
Andrea Natale, Saibal Kar, David Holmes> ;Circulation. 2022 Apr 26
Higher Hospitalization Rate and Impaired Quality of Life in the Presence of Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation: Is the...
Sanghamitra Mohanty, Andrea Natale> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2022 Apr 19
Catheter ablation for papillary muscle arrhythmias: A systematic review.
Marco Valerio Mariani, Agostino Piro, Michele Magnocavallo, Cristina Chimenti, Domenico Della Rocca, Pasquale Santangeli, Andrea Natale, Francesco Fedele, Carlo Lavalle> ;Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE. 2022 Apr 1
Impact of digital monitoring on compliance and outcome of lifestyle-change measures in patients with coexistent atrial fibrillation and obesity.
Sanghamitra Mohanty, Chintan Trivedi, Domenico Giovanni Della Rocca, Carola Gianni, Bryan MacDonald, Angel Mayedo, SaiShishir Shetty, Eleanora Natale, John D Burkhardt...> ;Cardiovascular digital health journal. 2022 Apr 1
Ablation Index Predicts Successful Ablation of Focal Atrial Tachycardia: Results of a Multicenter Study.
Paolo Compagnucci, Antonio Dello Russo, Marco Bergonti, Matteo Anselmino, Giulio Zucchelli, Alessio Gasperetti, Laura Cipolletta, Giovanni Volpato, Ciro Ascione, Feder...> ;Journal of clinical medicine. 2022 Mar 24
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Taking the Monte-Carlo gamble: How not to buckle under the pressure!
Yessica K Gomez, Andrew M Natale, James Lincoff, Charles W Wolgemuth, John M Rosenberg, Michael Grabe> ;Journal of computational chemistry. 2022 Mar 5
Arrhythmic and Vascular Complications of Coronavirus Disease 2019.
Domenico G Della Rocca, Giovanni B Forleo, Andrea Natale> ;Cardiac electrophysiology clinics. 2022 Mar 1
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Left atrial appendage closure in patients with intracranial hemorrhage.
Jalaj Garg, Siddharth Shah, Kuldeep Shah, Rahul Bhardwaj, Tahmeed Contractor, Ravi Mandapati, Mohit K Turagam, Andrea Natale, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy> ;Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing. 2022 Sep 1
Cryoballoon Ablation of the Pulmonary Veins, the Posterior Wall, the Left Atrial Appendage, and the Mitral Isthmus Guided by Intracardiac Echocardiography-integrated a...
Arash Aryana, Paula Lafortune, Luigi Di Biase, Andrea Natale> ;The Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management. 2022 Jan 1
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First-in-Human Experience and Acute Procedural Outcomes Using a Novel Pulsed Field Ablation System: The PULSED AF Pilot Trial.
Atul Verma, Lucas Boersma, David E Haines, Andrea Natale, Francis E Marchlinski, Prashanthan Sanders, Hugh Calkins, Douglas L Packer, John Hummel, Birce Onal, Sofi Ros...> ;Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology. 2022 Jan 1
Impact of Catheter Ablation on Quality of Life and Healthcare Utilisation.
Sanghamitra Mohanty, Andrea Natale> ;Arrhythmia & electrophysiology review. 2021 Dec 1
Cardiac Conduction System Disorders.
Ranjan K. Thakur, Andrea Natale> ;Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics. 2021 Dec 1
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Journal Articles

Effect of Catheter Ablation with Vein of Marshall Ethanol Infusion vs Catheter Ablation Alone on Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Akash Makkar, Rahul N Doshi, David Delurgio, Charles A Athill, Kenneth A Ellenbogen, Andrea Natale, Jayanthi Koneru, Irakli Giorgberidze, Neal S Kleiman, JAMA

Lectures

Highlights in AFib
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
Advanced Catheter Ablation: New Tips, Techniques, and Technologies for Complex Arrhythmias
Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development, Boston, Massachusetts - 9/8/2013
Percutaneous Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: How to Incorporate this Therapeutic Option into Your Practice
Scripps Conference Services & CME /Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI), La Jolla, Califor - 8/24/2013
Advanced Catheter Ablation Course: New Tips, Techniques and Technologies for Complex Arrhythmias
Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development, Chicago, Illinois - 9/8/2012
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Authored Content

ACC 2021: Two Noteworthy Trials on Atrial FibrillationJune 2021
Leaks After LAA Closure: Incidence, Clinical Implications, and ManagementAugust 2020
Leaks After LAA Closure: Incidence, Clinical Implications, and ManagementAugust 2020
Current Challenges in Noninvasive Radioablation of VTAugust 2020
Summary of Persistent AF Ablation with Contact-Force-Sensing Catheter: The Prospective Multicenter PRECEPT TrialJuly 2020
Summary of Persistent AF Ablation with Contact-Force-Sensing Catheter: The Prospective Multicenter PRECEPT TrialJuly 2020
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Press Mentions

The Journal Turns over a New Page in 2019November 28th, 2018
Andrea Natale, MD Receives Prestigious Eric N. Prystowsky, MD Advocate for Patients Award from StopAfib.orgOctober 10th, 2017
Ninety One, Inc. Names Andrea Natale, MD, FACC, FHRS as Chief Medical and Research AdvisorNovember 6th, 2019
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Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
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Hospital Affiliations

St. David's Medical CenterAustin, Texas
Cornerstone Hospital of CentralTXAustin, Texas
Scripps Memorial Hospital-La JollaLa Jolla, California
Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla, California
Los Robles Hospital and Medical CenterThousand Oaks, California

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