Letter by Berruezo et al Regarding Article, “Impact of Local Ablation on Interconnected Channels Within Ventricular Scar: Mechanistic Implications for Substrate Modification”
Author(s) -
Antonio Berruezo,
Juan FernándezArmenta,
Josép Brugada
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
circulation arrhythmia and electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.684
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1941-3149
pISSN - 1941-3084
DOI - 10.1161/circep.113.001252
Subject(s) - ablation , medicine , cardiology , humanities , art
We have read with interest the article of Tung et al.1 The authors conclude that substrate ablation by targeting relatively earlier late potentials can eliminate remote areas of slow conduction. We agree with this affirmation. However, the authors also claim that this is the first demonstration of the merits of substrate ablation by targeting the conducting channel entrance into the scar. We are compelled to point out that this is not the case.Two years ago, on December …
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