… Atrio-esophageal fistula (AEF) is one of the most devastating complication of radiofrequency
catheter ablation … Atrio-esophageal fistula and mediastinal infection was not controlled in the …

… Atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) is a worrisome complication of atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation.
Its clinical manifestations and time course are unpredictable and may contribute to diagnostic …

… Rate of atrio-oesophageal fistula after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation is around 25
for 100 000 procedures in a nationwide survey including 93% of the procedures performed …

… investigates the characteristics of oesophageal fistulae after treatment of atrial fibrillation
by catheter ablation. A total of 553 729 catheter ablation procedures (radiofrequency: 62.9%, …

… Paul, MN) reported the rate of AEF associated with TactiCath catheter ablation to be 0.024%
(10/41,709) between January 2014 and December 2015. More recently, the rates of AEF …

… 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 …

… , underwent combined catheter ablation and LAAC in our hospital. The radiofrequency
ablation (… Jude Medical) 7F irrigated ablation catheter was used for segmental pulmonary vein …

… Catheter ablation is an effective treatment strategy for symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) [1]…
Atrial-esophageal fistula (AEF) is the most severe complication of catheter ablation, with a …

… Atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare but fatal complication in catheter ablation for atrial
fibrillation (AF). The incidence of AEF after catheter ablation is less than 1%, but the mortality is …

… Patients were initially screened according to the registry of each center, which covered
all patients receiving radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of AF, but only those with …