Atrioesophageal fistula as a complication of radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation of atrial
fibrillation (AF) was first described in 2004, shortly after strategies for pulmonary vein …

Atrio-oesophageal fistula is among the most dangerous complications of interventional
treatment of atrial fibrillation. The complication was first observed during intraoperative …

Objective: Atrio-esophageal fistula is an infrequent but devastating complication of catheter-
based ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF). Thermal esophageal injury may be the precursor of …

A number of complications have been associated with ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF),
including arterial thrombo-embolism, pulmonary vein stenosis, phrenic nerve injury, and …

Radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation as well as cryoballoon (CB) ablation are increasingly
performed to treat atrial fibrillation (AF). It is well known that both RF-induced heat and CB …

Pulmonary vein isolation using radiofrequency ablation is an effective therapy in patients
with atrial fibrillation. However, the esophagus descends in close proximity to the posterior …

Over the past decade, catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation has emerged as an important
rhythm control strategy. One of the most dreaded complications of this procedure is atrio …

Background Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation has unfortunately been associated with left
atrial (LA) perforation and esophageal-atrial fistula (EAF) formation. Many have reported the …

Single vs Multi‐Sensor ETM in AF Ablation Background Radiofrequency (RF) ablation in the
posterior left atrium has risk of thermal injury to the adjacent esophagus. Increased …

Purpose The study aim was to compare the incidence of esophageal injuries between
different temperature probes in the monitoring of esophageal temperature during atrial …