Doll and colleagues 1 reported an esophageal perforation incidence of 1%(4/387) after left
atrial ablation with intraoperative radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. Risk factors …

Purpose The development of an atrio-esophageal fistula, a rare yet potentially lethal
complication of ablation for atrial fibrillation, could be related to direct tissue heat transfer …

AF is tailored toward rhythm and heart rate control using antiarrhythmic medications and
anticoagulation therapy to prevent embolic stroke. However, antiarrhythmic therapy fails in a …

Esophageal injury from radiofrequency ablation of the left atrium is a rare, but devastating
complication of the approach. When the esophageal location overrides or approximates the …

A 72-year-old patient with atrial fibrillation and high-grade AV block on pacemaker was
admitted with new-onset hemiparesis. His initial cranial CT was normal. Within 1 day his …

A 40-year-old male patient underwent radiofrequency catheter ablation for symptomatic
paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). Although pulmonary vein (PV) isolation was successfully …

A 69-year-old man underwent left atrial radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. After 10
minutes, the procedure was terminated due to pericardial tamponade secondary to …

Background Atrial-esophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare, but high mortality, complication after
catheter ablation. At present, there is no standard treatment for AEF. In this article, we …

Correspondence to: Hong Xie, Doctoral Candidate. Department of Radiology, the Affiliated
Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, 28 Guiyi Street, Guiyang 550000, China; Graduate …

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 …