Esophageal injury and atrioesophageal fistula caused by ablation for atrial fibrillation

S Kapur, C Barbhaiya, T Deneke, GF Michaud - Circulation, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
… Although all esophageal ulcerations may not … fistula formation and esophageal perforation
without fistula formation underlines the urgency in diagnosing esophageal perforation in its …

[HTML][HTML] Atrioesophageal fistula: a review

KKM Nair, A Danon, A Valaparambil… - Journal of atrial …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… Symptom onset for esophageal perforation or fistula was reported on average 19.3 days …
[6] Esophageal injury has been observed most frequently with percutaneous radiofrequency …

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

GM Nair, PB Nery, CJ Redpath, BK Lam… - Canadian Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
… However, general anaesthesia was not associated with an increase in the risk of
esophageal injury compared with conscious sedation in this study (2.7% vs 2.2%).10, 14 …

Atrioesophageal fistula

HC Han, FJ Ha, P Sanders, R Spencer… - Circulation …, 1981 - Am Heart Assoc
… Advancements in ablation technology, including the use of phased RF energy22 and use
of remote magnetic navigation,23 may offer improvements in preventing esophageal injury, …

Global survey of esophageal injury in atrial fibrillation ablation: characteristics and outcomes of esophageal perforation and fistula

CR Barbhaiya, S Kumar, Y Guo, J Zhong… - JACC: Clinical …, 2016 - jacc.org
… The prognosis of esophageal perforation is substantially improved if diagnosed and treated
… of atrial-esophageal fistula. An early surgical approach to esophageal perforation should be …

[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
… stenting represents an immediate therapeutic modality to approach an atrio-esophageal
fistula development rather than early surgical repair of the esophageal perforation.[58-60] …

Atrioesophageal fistula: clinical presentation, procedural characteristics, diagnostic investigations, and treatment outcomes

HC Han, FJ Ha, P Sanders, R Spencer… - Circulation …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
… Advancements in ablation technology, including the use of phased RF energy 22 and use
of remote magnetic navigation, 23 may offer improvements in preventing esophageal injury, …

[HTML][HTML] Atrio-esophageal fistula: a case series and literature review

CA Schuring, LJ Mountjoy, AB Priaulx… - The American journal …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
perforation (Figure 3A, 3B). Cardiothoracic surgery was consulted to repair esophageal
perforation … apparent concomitant injury to the left atrium. Multiple attempts to repair the left atrial …

[HTML][HTML] Management of atrio-esophageal fistula following left atrial ablation

T Yousuf, H Keshmiri, Z Bulwa, J Kramer… - Cardiology …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Esophageal injury and subsequent fistula formation are among the most frequent and …
esophageal injury needs to be pursued. Ultimately, survival after post-ablative esophageal injury

Clinical manifestations, outcomes, and mortality risk factors of atrial-esophageal fistula: a systematic review

A Liu, M Lin, K Maduray, W Han, J Zhong - Cardiology, 2022 - karger.com
… We hope further evaluation of esophageal injury by endoscopy or … to esophageal injury.
Zhang et al. [30] showed that the AI-350 group has a lower incidence of esophageal injury than …