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 …

Interventions: We performed a salvage operation of the left atrium debridement, and left
atrium patch repairing under extracorporeal circulation. We opened the mediastinum, and …

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 …

A50-year-old woman with chronic kidney disease and rheumatoid arthritis underwent
radiofrequency catheter ablation for symptomatic persistent atrial fibrillation. The patient …

Background: The incidence of atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) after atrial fibrillation catheter
ablation is reported to be 0.015%-0.04%, though it is likely underreported due to a number …

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 (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 …

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 …

Atrioesophageal fistula is a rare but potentially fatal complication of radiofrequency catheter
ablation for atrial fibrillation. Early recognition of this condition is crucial, and raising …

Atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) is a potentially lethal complication of catheter radiofrequency
ablation for atrial fibrillation. A 49-year-old man with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation who …