Interdisciplinary Management of the Emergency Treatment in an Atrioesophageal Fistula

C Kamla, S Belyaev, C Hagl, M Angele… - … of Thoracic Surgery, 2022 - Elsevier
after repeated sessions of catheter ablation of the posterior left atrial wall for persistent atrial
fibrillation… vessels for localizing the atrial lesion and further surgical correction. The team …

Cooling or warming the esophagus to reduce esophageal injury during left atrial ablation in the treatment of atrial fibrillation

J Zagrodzky, MM Gallagher, LWM Leung… - JoVE (Journal of …, 2020 - jove.com
… burn depth, grafting, and operative requirements, noting that the … after certain subsets
of myocardial injury, renal dysfunction after transplantation, the occurrence of post-operative

[HTML][HTML] Atrio-Esophageal Fistula: A Rare Entity Complicating a Common Procedure

IA Sanoja - Case Reports in Critical Care, 2023 - hindawi.com
… a history of radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation presented with … Therefore, we advocate
for early surgical intervention even … fistula after left atrial radiofrequency catheter ablation,” …

[HTML][HTML] Intraluminal Esophageal Temperature Monitoring Using the Circa S-Cath™ Temperature Probe to Guide Left Atrial Ablation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

S Bhuta, J Hsu, KS Hoffmayer, M Mello… - … of Atrial Fibrillation, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Radiofrequency catheter ablation is a common treatment for … and lead to an atrio-esophageal
fistula. Therefore, we studied the utility … on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: …

Long-term outcomes of left atrial appendage electrical isolation in patients with nonparoxysmal atrial fibrillation: a propensity score-matched analysis

J Romero, L Di Biase, S Mohanty, C Trivedi… - … : Arrhythmia and …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
… We identified 1842 patients who underwent catheter ablation … such as pericardial effusion,
cardiac tamponade, LPN injury, … effusion and cardiac tamponade, atrial esophageal fistula, …

High‐power short duration and low‐power long duration in atrial fibrillation ablation: a meta‐analysis

J Kewcharoen, C Techorueangwiwat… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
… shown that catheter ablation is an effective treatment option … for AF ablation (paroxysmal
or persistent) Previous surgical or … complications including atrialesophageal fistula or ulcer …

Fecal calprotectin: A novel predictor of ulcerated esophageal injury after atrial fibrillation catheter ablation

YH Wang, XM Tang, RH Jiang, YX Sun… - Pacing and Clinical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Atrial esophageal fistula (AEF) is a lethal complication that can occur post atrial fibrillation
(AF) ablation… who have previously undergone gastrointestinal surgery, are excluded. Data …

Current status of esophageal protection

R Bhardwaj, JS Koruth… - Cardiac …, 2020 - cardiacep.theclinics.com
… of atrial fibrillation patients suffering atrioesophageal fistulacatheter ablation modalities,
including RF catheter ablation, … during radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in …

Hypercontractile esophagus resolved after radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: About a case

B Anon, A Aubourg, D Moussata… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
… However, this type of surgery does not affect extragastric innervation. There was no … of the
left atrium can induce esophageal ulcerations or dramatic atrial-esophageal fistulas. GERD or …

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in heart failure: clinical, prognostic, and echocardiographic outcome

A Cirasa, C La Greca, D Pecora, A Sorgato… - … of Interventional Cardiac …, 2021 - Springer
… Only one case of femoral arteriovenous fistula was described. No in-hospital deaths,
cardiac tamponade, atrial esophageal fistula, or pulmonary vein stenosis were reported. Minor …