Response to Letter to the Editor regarding ‘Characteristics and outcomes
of ventricular tachycardia and premature ventricular contractions
ablation in patients with prior mitral valve surgery’
Abstract
We would like to thank the authors for their letter and interest in our
manuscript. We appreciate their valuable comments. The authors have
raised the following important points: 1. The heterogenicity of our
cohort with mitral valve surgery (MVS) 2. Elucidating the
characteristics and causes of ventricular arrhythmias (VA) in patients
with primary versus secondary mitral disease as well as in those with
ischemic versus non-ischemic heart disease 3. The paucity of cardiac
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a limitation of the study 4. The
need for careful evaluation of patients prior to ablation since most
arrhythmias did not originate from the perimitral area.