[HTML][HTML] Management of atrio-esophageal fistula induced by radiofrequency catheter ablation in atrial fibrillation patients: a case series

YG Kim, J Shim, KN Lee, JY Lim, JH Chung, JS Jung… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
… Atrio-esophageal fistula (AEF) is one of the most devastating complication of
radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of atrial fibrillation (AF) and surgical repair is strongly …

Global survey of esophageal injury in atrial fibrillation ablation: characteristics and outcomes of esophageal perforation and fistula

CR Barbhaiya, S Kumar, Y Guo, J Zhong… - JACC: Clinical …, 2016 - jacc.org
… before development of atrial-esophageal fistula. An early … without fistula underwent thoracic
surgery and later died … catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation results in atrial esophageal

Novel approach for repair of a left atrial esophageal fistula after radiofrequency ablation

LW Chen, J Chen, G Fang, Z Qiu - The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2021 - Elsevier
… a novel repair approach for a left atrial esophageal fistula. … and simultaneous primary repairs
of the left atrial posterior wall and … atrial fibrillation underwent percutaneous transeptal atrial

[HTML][HTML] Left atrial to esophageal fistula: a case report and literature review

MY Khan, WJ Siddiqui, PS Iyer… - The American journal …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… In one study of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation, LAEF was reported to be … service ward.
Early recognition of LAEF is vital in patients who recently underwent RFA for atrial fibrillation. …

Approaches to the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial-Esophageal Fistula After Catheter Ablation for Atrial Arrhythmias

TC Wu, C Pisani, MI Scanavacca - Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports, 2019 - Springer
… and the treatment by catheter ablation has become a cornerstone of therapy in the …
Atrial-oesophageal fistula following percutaneous radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial

[HTML][HTML] Management of atrio-esophageal fistula following left atrial ablation

T Yousuf, H Keshmiri, Z Bulwa, J Kramer… - Cardiology …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) consists of heart rate control, rhythm control, and … Left
atrial catheter ablation with either cryotherapy or radiofrequency is now accepted as a treatment

Esophageal injury, perforation, and fistula formation following atrial fibrillation ablation

M Shehadeh, EY Wan, A Biviano, R Mollazadeh… - … of Interventional Cardiac …, 2024 - Springer
… of esophageal complications related to RF catheter ablation as detected by capsule endoscopy
[… include surgical repair or esophageal stenting. Surgical repair remains the treatment of …

Atrial-oesophageal fistula following percutaneous radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: the risk still persists

JT Medeiros De Vasconcelos, SSG Filho, J Atie… - EP …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) treatment has emerged as a promising non-pharmacological
treatment of this arrhythmia… are not negligible and atrial-oesophageal fistula (AEF) …

[HTML][HTML] Atrioesophageal fistula after atrial fibrillation ablation: a single center series

H Khakpour, RJ Shemin, JM Lee, E Buch… - … of atrial fibrillation, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… The incidence of atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) after atrial fibrillation catheter ablation is
reported to be … after the left atrial side of the fistula was repaired in order to identify the site of …

Esophageal injury and atrioesophageal fistula caused by ablation for atrial fibrillation

S Kapur, C Barbhaiya, T Deneke, GF Michaud - Circulation, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
… with the development of atrial-esophageal fistula (AEF) and … (AF) is an increasingly used
modality of treatment. A dreaded … presents 3 weeks after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF…