Letter to the Editor regarding the paper “Comparative study of strategies to prevent esophageal and periesophageal injury during atrial fibrillation ablation”

Comparative study of strategies to prevent esophageal and periesophageal injury during atrial fibrillation ablation

“…We thank Dr Shah and colleagues for their interest, analysis of the presented data and comments related to our paper. 1 Circumferential pulmonary vein isolation using 8 mm tip catheter is still currently used in our institution for some patients due to economic reasons, so we can provide atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation for a portion of the population for whom there is no private insurance available, with adequate safety and results (recurrence rate in this series was 15.6% in a follow-up of 11 ± 5 months). 2 Those catheters have two temperature sensors, thus reducing the risk of clot formation on the tip of the catheter.…”