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

… 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 …

… fistula and/or atrial–esophageal fistula after cardiac ablation … The patient was a 35-year-old
woman with atrial fibrillation (… the corresponding number of catheter ablative procedures. As a …

… complication of catheter ablation procedures. … fistula is invariably fatal without prompt
treatment. Therapeutic strategies include insertion of a covered esophageal stent or surgical repair…

… Atrial-esophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare but devastating complication after catheter ablation
for atrial fibrillation … Prompt diagnosis and surgical intervention are essential. Herein, we …

… Patients who underwent definitive surgical repair were 12 times … Patients who survive
surgical repair may suffer severe … treatment in the place of surgical repair of the atrioesophageal …

… associated with higher risk of progression to atrio-esophageal fistula (AEF) following
radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of atrial fibrillation (AF). We sought to evaluate safety and …

… fistulas post-ablation [2]. We report a rare and grave complication of catheter ablation procedure
for resistant atrial fibrillation … Early surgical repair remains the cornerstone of treatment. …

… fistula is a potentially lethal complication of atrial fibrillation … Studies using surgical AF ablation
or studies, which evaluated … AOF applicable to various catheter ablation techniques in this …