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In the article by Epstein et al, “ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the ACC/AHA/ NASPE 2002 Guideline Update for Implantation of Cardiac Pacemakers and Antiarrhythmia Devices),” which published ahead of print on May 15, 2008, and appeared in the May 27, 2008, online issue of the journal (Circulation. 2008;117:e350 – e408), several corrections were needed.
1. On page e365, in the second column, the last complete paragraph, the first sentence read, “The major experience with resynchronization . . . and LVEF less than 35%.” It has been changed to read, “The major experience with resynchronization . . . and LVEF less than or equal to 35%.”
2. On page e370, in Table 2, for “Dual-chamber pacemaker,” under the column heading “Atrioventricular Block,” there was a duplication of “Rate response available if desired.” The first instance has been deleted.
3. On page e376, in the first column, under the heading “3. Indications for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy,” the second paragraph, the second sentence read, “The LVEF used in clinical trials assessing the ICD for primary prevention of SCD ranged from less than 40% in MUSTT (Multicenter Unsustained Ventricular Tachycardia Trial) to less than 30% in MADIT II (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial II).329,332” It has been changed to read, “The LVEF used in clinical trials assessing the ICD for primary prevention of SCD ranged from less than or equal to 40% in MUSTT (Multicenter Unsustained Ventricular Tachycardia Trial) to less than or equal to 30% in MADIT II (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial II).329,332”
4. On page e376, in the first column, under the heading “3. Indications for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy,” the second paragraph, the third sentence read, “Two trials, MADIT I (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial I)327 and SCD- HeFT (Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial),333used LVEFs of less than 35% as entry criteria.” It has been changed to read, “Two trials, MADIT I (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial I)327 and SCD-HeFT (Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial),333used LVEFs of less than or equal to 35% as entry criteria.”
5. On page e379, in Table 5, the following changes have been made:
● For the CABG-Patch trial,328the value of p (in the last column) has been changed from 0.63 to 0.64.
● For the AVID trial,319the value of p (in the last column) has been changed from NS to
⬍0.02.
6. On page e383, in the second column, under the heading “Recommendations for Implant- able Cardioverter Defibrillators,” the third paragraph, the second sentence read, “The LVEF used in clinical trials assessing the ICD for primary prevention of SCD ranged from less than 40% in MUSTT to less than 30% in MADIT II.329,332” It has been changed to read, “The LVEF used in clinical trials assessing the ICD for primary prevention of SCD ranged from less than or equal to 40% in MUSTT to less than or equal to 30% in MADIT II.329,332”
(Circulation.2009;120:e34-e35.)
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7. On page e383, in the second column, under the heading “Recommendations for Implant- able Cardioverter Defibrillators,” the third paragraph, the third sentence read, “Two trials, MADIT I18and SCD-HeFT19used LVEFs of less than 35% as entry criteria for the trial.” It has been changed to read, “Two trials, MADIT I18and SCD-HeFT19used LVEFs of less than or equal to 35% as entry criteria for the trial.”
8. On page e384, in the first column, under the Class I heading, Recommendation 4 read, “ICD therapy is indicated in patients with LVEF less than 35% due to prior MI . . . .” It has been changed to read, “ICD therapy is indicated in patients with LVEF less than or equal to 35% due to prior MI . . . .”
9. On page e384, in the first column, under the Class I heading, Recommendation 6 read, “ICD therapy is indicated in patients with LV dysfunction due to prior MI who are at least 40 days post-MI, have an LVEF less than 30% . . . .” It has been changed to read, “ICD therapy is indicated in patients with LV dysfunction due to prior MI who are at least 40 days post-MI, have an LVEF less than or equal to 30% . . . .”
10. On page e384, in the first column, under the Class I heading, Recommendation 7 read, “ICD therapy is indicated in patients with nonsustained VT due to prior MI, LVEF less than 40% . . . .” It has been changed to read, “ICD therapy is indicated in patients with nonsustained VT due to prior MI, LVEF less than or equal to 40% . . . .”
11. On page e388, in the first column, the first complete paragraph, the first sentence read, “Among 204 elderly patients with prior MI and LVEF less than 30% enrolled in MADIT II . . . .” It has been changed to read, “Among 204 elderly patients with prior MI and LVEF less than or equal to 30% enrolled in MADIT II . . . .”
These corrections have been made to the current online version of the article, which is available at http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/117/21/e350.