… Herein, we performed a systematic review to describe the clinical manifestations, time course,
diagnostic workup, and outcomes of patients with a confirmed diagnosis of AEF following …

… strategy for symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) [1]. … time, time from ablation to onset
presentation; onset symptom, the symptom occurred within the first day of atrial-esophageal fistula …

… Atrioesophageal fistula is an uncommon but potentially fatal complication of atrial fibrillation
ablation. Patients who underwent surgical repair were twelve times more likely to survive …

… This review aggregates knowledge ascertained by retrospective data published in this …
of real-time esophageal monitoring. Although we perform real-time monitoring of luminal …

… of atrial fibrillation (AF), with an incidence of 0.03% to 1.5% per year. We report two cases and
review … Real-time imaging would then detect changes in esophageal positioning, allowing …

… In this review, we will discuss appropriate safety measures as well as new and experimental
… The time interval from ablation to the development of AEF does not predict mortality. …

… The incidence of major complications of atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation has decreased over …
fistula (AEF) is an exception to this rule, as its incidence has remained quite stable over time (…

… lethal complications of atrial fibrillation ablation. We sought to … This review aims to
systematically evaluate all cases of AEF … , ablation time, temperature and power settings, and …

… review. This included patients who were referred from, diagnosed or initially treated at outside
hospitals prior to transfer to our institution. Records of patients were reviewed … time period. …

… from a fatal case of atrioesophageal fistula caused by atrial fibrillation ablation. Hemorrhagic
… , and 33 cases of confirmed fistulas were found over a period where more than 100,000 AF …