… Especially, esophageal mucosal injury has the potential to advance to left atrial-esophagus
fistula, … The detailed procedural protocol of PVI using radiofrequency catheter ablation at our …

… risk from radiofrequency (RF) ablation of the left atrium for the treatment of atrial fibrillation
(… The most extreme type of thermal injury results in atrio-esophageal fistula (AEF) and a …

… Atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare yet catastrophic complication of atrial … expert
consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation writing group members …

… of patients undergoing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF). … surgical outcome of an
AEF with direct left atrial repair … that the best treatment is primary surgical repair. Esophageal …

… by the ablation and later corrected with the change in the technique, atrioesophageal
fistulas appeared due to the application of radiofrequency in the posterior wall of the left atrium. …

… Atrial esophageal (AE) fistula is perhaps the most feared complication of atrial fibrillation (AF)
ablation… Despite urgent surgery or esophageal stenting in the majority, only 4 patients (18%…

… catheter/surgical intervention but instead treatment with anti-inflammatory medications. …
drug therapy and radiofrequency catheter ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a …

… since the first case of atrio—oesophageal fistula was reported as a complication of endocardial
surgical radiofrequency ablation (RFA),[… surviving the fistula requiring surgical procedure.[…

… fistula is a rare but severe complication related to AF ablation. Esophageal injury (perforation
or fistula… persistent AF and were referred for RF catheter ablation. The patient’s medical …

… limit during RFA, and the patient survived with only cardiac surgery and antibiotic therapies.
… after RFA. First, clinicians should perform emergency cardiac surgery immediately after the …