Application of radiofrequency energy at pulmonary vein (PV) ostium during focal atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation procedures increases flow velocity due to PV narrowing. Factors unrelated to ablation that effect PV flow velocity have not been described.
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA. jian-fang.ren@uphs.upenn.edu