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Correction to Wood and Ellenbogen, N Engl J Med 354(9):967-969 March 2, 2006.

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Volume 354:2289-2291 May 25, 2006 Number 21
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Circumferential Pulmonary-Vein Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

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To the Editor: In their study of circumferential pulmonary-vein ablation in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation, Oral et al. (March 2 issue)1 do not mention evaluation or discuss the potential complication of pulmonary-vein stenosis. In their definition of ostial stenosis, they rely on the electroanatomical "tube depiction" method as a guide; this is a suboptimal method for exact ostial demarcation since the tubes are automatically centralized around the acquired points. Any movement by the patient can also make electroanatomical mapping even more inaccurate.

Although the authors report no follow-up for the assessment of pulmonary-vein stenosis, a recent study involving magnetic . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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