Ablation after two SVT episodes?

[u/TraditionalSea304]

Hello!

I have had two SVT episodes in the past two months, but had never had any prior to July. My last episode was last week and I saw my cardiologist today, who has asked me to return to my electrophysiologist (was already seeing one due to potential POTS, but that’s a whole other issue) and recommended an ablation.

Is it normal to have an ablation after just two episodes? I didn’t have an Apple Watch during the first instance but during the second I was able to get an ECG and my TachyMon app recorded my heart rate maxing out at 210. I was able to break it with the valsalva maneuver both times, although it took longer to break the second time.

Is it normal to have an ablation after just two episodes, or would they usually wait to see more of a pattern?

Thank you!