Brief communication: atrial–esophageal fistulas after radiofrequency ablation

JE Cummings, RA Schweikert, WI Saliba… - Annals of Internal …, 2006 - acpjournals.org
esophageal fistula formation is a rare but frequently fatal complication of radiofrequency
catheter ablation … in patients recently undergoing catheter ablation and presenting with the …

Left atrial–esophageal fistula following radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

MI Scanavacca, A D'ávila, J Parga… - Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
… This report describes a fatal case of left atrial-esophageal fistula occurring in a 72-year-old …
, left atrial–esophageal fistula is a possible severe complication of RF catheter ablation of the …

[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 ablation … Atrio-esophageal fistula and mediastinal infection was not controlled in the …

[HTML][HTML] Esophageal temperature monitoring during radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis

K Koranne, I Basu-Ray, V Parikh, M Pollet… - Journal of atrial …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… Objective: Atrio-esophageal fistula is an infrequent but devastating … esophageal temperature
monitoring, AF, radiofrequency ablation, atrio-esophageal fistula, and thermal esophageal

[PDF][PDF] Atrioesophageal fistula following radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

M Orosey, L Garg, S Agrawal… - Reviews in …, 2017 - venus-pro-bucket.s3.amazonaws …
… the esophagus during catheter ablation, esophageal protection devices, esophageal cooling,
… proximity to the esophagus are some techniques to prevent esophageal injury. Eliminating …

A fatal complication due to radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation: atrio-esophageal fistula

B Sonmez, E Demirsoy, N Yagan, M Unal… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2003 - Elsevier
radiofrequency ablation is gaining more acceptance in patients with rheumatic valve disease.
This article reports a case of fatal atrio-esophageal fistula after radiofrequency ablation in …

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

KL Ripley, AA Gage, DB Olsen… - Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
… characteristics with cryoablation and RF ablation on the esophagus can provide important
insight into the potential differential risks of esophageal injury from RF and cryoablation. …

Pneumopericardium following radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation: insights into the natural history of atrial esophageal fistula formation

R Grubina, YMEI CHA, MR Bell… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Ablation. We present a case of large pneumopericardium resulting from an esophageal
pericardial fistula following ablation … present techniques to diagnose esophageal injury, provide …

[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
… of complete esophageal fistula formation, usually weeks after catheter ablation suggest that
… Many cases of atrio-esophageal fistula occurred after catheter ablation using RF since this …

Clinical outcomes after repair of left atrial esophageal fistulas occurring after atrial fibrillation ablation procedures

SM Singh, A d'Avila, SK Singh, P Stelzer, EB Saad… - Heart Rhythm, 2013 - Elsevier
… Left atrial esophageal fistula (LAEF) associated with catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF)
was first described in 2004, 1 with subsequent reports highlighting the variable presentation…