Objective: Rare disease Background: Percutaneous catheter radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
and cryoablation of the left atrium and pulmonary vein ostia have become successful …

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 …

Atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare and serious complication of atrial fibrillation (AF)
ablation, forming a connection between the atrium and esophagus. A systematic treatment …

An atrioesophageal fistula is an uncommon complication of atrial ablation with a mortality
rate of 40–100%. Uniform treatment guidelines have yet to be established. Herein, we …

Fistulae between the esophagus and the pericardium or the left atrium are rare but feared,
and often fatal, complications of cardiac and esophageal procedures and pathologies. Given …

Objective One of the techniques used in the treatment of tracheoesophageal fistula is
applying the umbrella catheter, designed for closure of atrial septal defects, in this region. In …

Background Atrial-esophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare complication of atrial fibrillation (AF)
ablation and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. AEF remains a diagnostic …

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

This article describes 2 patients who presented to our institution with left atrial esophageal
fistula after atrial fibrillation ablation; it also compares our experience with other atrial …

Atrio-esophageal fistula (AEF) is one of the most devastating complication of radiofrequency
catheter ablation (RFCA) of atrial fibrillation (AF) and surgical repair is strongly …