A 59-year-old male patient with a history of atrial fibrillation who had undergone an atrial
ablation procedure 1 month before presented with fever, altered mental status, and right …

Results A 59-year-old man who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with altered
mental status previously complaining of fatigue and malaise. The patient underwent a total …

INTRODUCTION: Atrio-Esophageal Fistula (AEF) is rare but fatal complication of
trancatheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. It is estimated to occur in about 1% of the …

A45-year-old white man presented to the emergency de-partment because of fever and
fluctuating neurological symptoms including weakness and sensory loss of the right limbs …

We propose a one-stage repair for atrioesophageal fistulas via median sternotomy.
Transection of the vena cava inferior followed by the enucleation of the heart yields a good …

In this case report, Gibney and colleagues 1 describe the successful management of an
atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) that developed as a complication of previous percutaneous …

Atrioesophageal fistula is a rare, potentially fatal complication of atrial fibrillation ablation
that is often missed by clinicians. We report the case of a patient who presented with …

Objective: Challenging differential diagnosis Background: Atrial fibrillation is considered the
most common cardiac arrhythmias in the United States with rate and rhythm control …

Atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare and serious complication of atrial fibrillation (AF)
ablation, defined as a connection between the atrium and the lumen of the esophagus. 1 …

Background Atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare and highly fatal complication of ablation
procedures for atrial fibrillation. We report a diagnostically challenging case of AEF that …