A nationwide survey on the prevalence of atrioesophageal fistula after left atrial radiofrequency catheter ablation

KK Ghia, A Chugh, E Good, F Pelosi… - … of Interventional Cardiac …, 2009 - Springer
… There are limited data on the prevalence of atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) after left atrial
radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). The purpose of this study was to …

[HTML][HTML] Atrioesophageal fistula: a review

KKM Nair, A Danon, A Valaparambil… - Journal of atrial …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Atrioesophageal fistula is a very rare complication of AF catheter ablation. Described for the
… among all the others related to AF catheter ablation. Its clinical presentation is extremely …

Atrioesophageal fistula in the era of atrial fibrillation ablation: a review

GM Nair, PB Nery, CJ Redpath, BK Lam… - Canadian Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
atrioesophageal fistula after atrial fibrillation ablation. The location of the atrioesophageal
fistula is at the ablation … RN)-assisted catheter ablation with manual catheter ablation in human …

Outcomes of atrioesophageal fistula following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation treated with surgical repair versus esophageal stenting

S Mohanty, P Santangeli, P Mohanty… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
… A total of 9 patients with documented atrioesophageal fistula complicating AF-ablation were
… patients had nonparoxysmal AF for which catheter ablation was done. Ablation Technique …

[HTML][HTML] Management of atrio-esophageal fistula induced by radiofrequency catheter ablation in atrial fibrillation patients: a case series

YG Kim, J Shim, KN Lee, JY Lim, JH Chung, JS Jung… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Atrio-esophageal fistula (AEF) is one of the most devastating complication of radiofrequency
catheter ablationAtrio-esophageal fistula and mediastinal infection was not controlled in the …

[HTML][HTML] Atrio-esophageal fistula after AF ablation: pathophysiology, prevention &treatment

C Pappone, G Vicedomini, V Santinelli - Journal of atrial fibrillation, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Atrioesophageal fistula is an extremely rare but often fatal late complication of atrial fibrillation
ablation … Many cases of atrio-esophageal fistula occurred after catheter ablation using RF …

The prevalence and risk factors for atrioesophageal fistula after percutaneous radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: the Canadian experience

KKM Nair, M Shurrab, A Skanes, A Danon… - … of Interventional Cardiac …, 2014 - Springer
… of atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most commonly performed ablation procedure worldwide [1].
Atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) is a recognized complication of surgical and catheter ablation of …

… of esophageal lesions after catheter ablation with cryothermal and radiofrequency ablation: implication for atrioesophageal fistula formation after catheter ablation for …

KL Ripley, AA Gage, DB Olsen… - Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
… However, catheter ablation of atrial … Atrio-esophageal fistula has been increasingly
recognized as a rare but fatal complication of catheter ablation for AF using different ablation

Atrioesophageal fistula following ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation: systematic review of case reports

P Chavez, FH Messerli, AC Dominguez, EF Aziz… - Open …, 2015 - openheart.bmj.com
… AEF was observed in 12 patients who underwent surgical radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
and in 41 patients with percutaneous RFA. Fever was the most common presenting symptom (n…

Successful non-operative management of left atrioesophageal fistula following catheter ablation

M Shiraishi, H Morita, K Muramatsu, A Sato, J Nitta… - Surgery today, 2014 - Springer
Atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) is a potentially lethal complication of catheter radiofrequency
ablation … atrial fibrillation who underwent catheter ablation around the pulmonary vein was …