Esophagopericardial fistula following radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation: insights into its management

HH Kheslat, S Kelly, H Singh, I Crozier - Case Reports, 2021 - jacc.org
An esophagopericardial fistula developed in a 33-year-old patient after radiofrequency
ablation for atrial fibrillation. He was initially managed with an esophageal repair and a left …

Is it possible to treat aorto-esophageal fistula with endovascular management?

WL Lai, PC Li, ML Li - Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular …, 2012 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Management of aorto-esophageal fistula has no consensus, currently. Aorto-esophageal
fistula remains a life-threatening condition and has high mortality and morbidity rates …

[HTML][HTML] Conservative treatment of an aortoesophagial fistula after endovascular stent grafting for a thoracic aortic aneurysm

K Kasai, A Ushio, Y Tamura, K Sawara… - … Medical Journal of …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) is an uncommon condition that presents a
problem in therapy because of the high rate of morbidity and mortality associated with its …

Esophago‐pericardial fistula after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: A review

E Back Sternick, F Soares Correa… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Much have been reported about esophago‐left atrium fistula. However,
esophago‐mediastinal fistula, not reaching the left atrium, has not been studied as a …

Successful treatment of secondary aortoesophageal fistula after thoracic endovascular aortic repair

H Engelhardt, A Paul, W Niebel, A Dechêne… - Deutsche …, 2010 - europepmc.org
Conclusion Aortoesophageal fistula is a rare complication of thoracic aortic stent-graft
placement. Patient may present with unspecific symptoms such as fever and rised …

Angiographic and interventional management for a esophagopericardial fistula

K Wu, Q You, SJ He, HL Mo - Cardiovascular and interventional radiology, 2014 - Springer
We reported a case of a 78-year-old patient with esophagopericardial fistula who was
referred for angiographic and interventional management. Emergent implantation of the …

Lessons learned from a delayed diagnosis of atrioesophageal fistula: a multidisciplinary approach

ZT Wilson, A Khan, MF Morris… - Pacing and Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Atrioesophageal fistulas are a rare complication of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) that
requires rapid identification and emergent surgical repair to prevent morbidity and mortality …

How to prevent atrial-oesophageal fistula following ablation of atrial fibrillation: are there actually any effective methods?

G Zucchelli, A Di Cori, L Segreti, MG Bongiorni - EP Europace, 2018 - academic.oup.com
We read with great interest the article by Medeiros De Vasconcelos et al. 1 recently
published in the journal. The authors presented a series of atrial-oesophageal fistula (AEF) …

Successful repair of an atrioesophageal fistula after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

KA Haggerty, TJ George, GJ Arnaoutakis… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2012 - Elsevier
Catheter ablation of arrhythmias can result in the rare but devastating complication of an
atrioesophageal fistula. This complication can be associated with significant neurologic …

Atrioesophageal fistula after ablation for atrial fibrillation

T Mackle, K Pistawka - The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare and highly fatal complication of ablation
procedures for atrial fibrillation. We report a diagnostically challenging case of AEF that …