… 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 …

… conservative management of fistula into account and proceeded to surgical intervention
despite … Surgical repair is the keystone in the management of atrial-oesophageal fistula without …

… (left atrial diameter >50 mm) and underwent RFCA, CBA, or thoracoscopic maze surgery. …
requiring intervention, atrial-esophageal fistula, phrenic nerve palsy, cardiac tamponade, …

… patients received a cardiac MRI prior to catheter ablation. The remaining 25 patients underwent
cardiac and PV CT … Example of left atrial–esophageal distance measurement based on …

… catheter and surgical ablation of AF.… atrial-esophageal fistula after applications of forward-firing
high-intensity focused ultrasound and side-firing unfocused ultrasound in the left atrium …

… atrial fibrillation refractory to conservative measures who underwent a catheter ablation
procedure to treat his arrhythmia. … or development of atrial-esophageal fistula, which may present …

… injury after radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. … monitoring guided atrial
fibrillation ablation on preventing … : implications on atrialesophageal fistula following AF ablation. …

… from catheter ablation is the initial insult in the mechanism that leads to atrial esophageal
fistula formation, which typically manifests between 1 and 4 week following ablation. The true …

… 6 patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. … radiofrequency (RF) ablation
has well-documented success. A rare complication of this procedure is atrio-esophageal fistula (…

… of atrial fibrillation, treated by radiofrequency catheter ablation 1 month ago. Brain CT displayed
massive air embolism in left … and poor prognosis, surgical repair was considered but not …