… two days after surgery in a patient who underwent esophageal repair only. Primary … , surgical
correction can be considered preferentially to correct AEF. Open-heart surgical repair of LA …

… This delay in diagnosis usually leads treatment in advanced stages of the disease, where
complete recovery, even after reconstructive surgery of the fistula, is rare, with a high mortality. …

… on AEF prevention has centered around radiofrequency ablation, AEF has been observed
after virtually all methods of AF ablation, including surgical ablation, high-intensity ultrasound …

… A left posterior lateral thoracotomy was performed for surgical repair of the existing fistula. …
of anticoagulation after surgical repair may decrease the incidence of post-repair stroke. …

… Finally, the reported successful surgical repair of esophageal-pericardial fistula followed by
… perforation following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation results in atrial esophageal fistula. …

… with the development of atrial-esophageal fistula (AEF) and … presents 3 weeks after catheter
ablation of atrial fibrillation (… surgical repair were alive at a median follow-up of 2.1 years. …

… incorporated as a screening tool post ablation for prognostication and early … in catheter
ablation and is recommended by the HRS consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation …

… control of atrial-esophageal fistula via median sternotomy (stage 1): A 35-year-old man
underwent pulmonary vein isolation and catheter ablation for AF. Three weeks following the …

… surgical interventions, we report a case of paroxysmal AF with AEF after combined therapy of
catheter ablation and … Atrial esophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare but fatal complication of atrial …

… Between January 2012 and March 2020, all consecutive patients treated for atrio-oesophageal
fistula following radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation at our institution were …