The article discusses the manifestation of air embolism in a 55-year-old woman who
underwent a bilateral mini-thoracotomy maze procedure off pump for treatment of …

Collateral thermal injury of the esophagus is among the major drawbacks of current ablation
technologies for atrial fibrillation (AF) therapy. Endoscopy reveals incidences of esophageal …

Pericardial–esophageal fistula and/or atrial–esophageal fistula after cardiac ablation is
nearly universally fatal if not detected and treated expeditiously. This condition should be …

Objectives: This study sought to assess the incidence, operator demographics, clinical
characteristics, procedural factors, and prognosis of esophageal perforation and fistula after …

Esophagoatrial fistula formation is a rare and heretofore fatal event. A patient presented with
esophageal reflux and stricture that later developed into a right atrial-esophageal fistula …