… on AEF following ablation procedures for AF. A … atrioesophageal fistula OR atrio-esophageal
fistula OR atrio-oesophageal fistula OR esophagoatrial fistula OR oesophago-atrial fistula…

… Autopsy specimen of the left atrium from a patient with atrioesophageal fistula after atrial
fibrillation ablation. The location of the atrioesophageal fistula is at the ablation site in the …

… The esophagus lies in close proximity to the left atrium placing it at risk for injury during
catheter ablation procedures (Figure 1). As AEF typically presents many days after …

… Atrioesophageal fistula is an extremely rare but often fatal late complication of atrial fibrillation
ablation procedures … titration during PVI and/or while ablating the posterior left atrial wall, …

… of atrial fibrillation ablation that occurs in 0.1% to 0.25% of atrial fibrillation ablation procedures.
Delayed diagnosis is associated with the development of atrial-esophageal fistula (AEF) …

… , the number of catheter ablation procedures for AF increased from 3367 in the year 2000
to 12 006 in the year 2010. Currently, ≈50 000 catheter ablation procedures for AF occur …

… 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 …

… ablation for atrial fibrillation: atrio-esophageal fistula. Ann Thorac … following minimally invasive
surgical ablation of atrial … manifestations of atrioesophageal fistulas from left atrial ablation. …

… — Atrio-esophageal fistulas can occur after catheter ablation in the … atrio-esophageal fistula
that occurred at 2 centers shortly after percutaneous circumferential pulmonary vein ablation …

… The initial experience with left atrial esophageal fistula (LAEF) secondary to atrial fibrillation
(AF) ablation procedures revealed a near-universal mortality. A comprehensive description …