2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation

H Calkins, G Hindricks, R Cappato, YH Kim… - Ep …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
AFL atrial flutter AH arterial hypertension ANS autonomic nervous system APD action
potential duration ARREST-AF Aggressive Risk Factor Reduction Study for Atrial Fibrillation …

Atrioesophageal fistula following ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation: systematic review of case reports

P Chavez, FH Messerli, AC Dominguez, EF Aziz… - Open …, 2015 - openheart.bmj.com
Background Atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare but serious adverse event of atrial
fibrillation (AF) ablation. Objective To identify the clinical characteristics of AEF following …

Clinical outcomes after repair of left atrial esophageal fistulas occurring after atrial fibrillation ablation procedures

SM Singh, A d'Avila, SK Singh, P Stelzer, EB Saad… - Heart Rhythm, 2013 - Elsevier
Background The initial experience with left atrial esophageal fistula (LAEF) secondary to
atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation procedures revealed a near-universal mortality. A …

Outcomes of atrioesophageal fistula following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation treated with surgical repair versus esophageal stenting

S Mohanty, P Santangeli, P Mohanty… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Management of Atrioesophageal Fistula Post‐AF Ablation Introduction Atrioesophageal
fistula (AEF) is a rare but devastating complication of radiofrequency catheter ablation …

Updated survey on interventional electrophysiology: 5-year follow-up of infrastructure, procedures, and training positions in Germany

L Eckardt, G Frommeyer, P Sommer, D Steven… - Clinical …, 2018 - jacc.org
Objectives This study provides an update and comparison to a 2010 nationwide survey on
cardiac electrophysiology (EP), types and numbers of interventional electrophysiological …

Prophylactic proton pump inhibition after atrial fibrillation ablation: is there any evidence?

S Zellerhoff, F Lenze, L Eckardt - Europace, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The development of an atrio-oesophageal fistula following catheter ablation for atrial
fibrillation is a well known, but rare complication with a high mortality, partially due to the late …

[HTML][HTML] Atrio-esophageal fistula after AF ablation: pathophysiology, prevention &treatment

C Pappone, G Vicedomini, V Santinelli - Journal of atrial fibrillation, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Atrioesophageal fistula is an extremely rare but often fatal late complication of atrial
fibrillation ablation procedures resulting from massive thermal injury to the esophagus and …

Successful nonsurgical treatment of esophagopericardial fistulas after atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: a case series

C Eitel, S Rolf, M Zachäus, S John… - Circulation …, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Esophageal perforations are a rare but devastating complication of atrial
fibrillation catheter ablation. Rapid treatment is crucial to avoid permanent disabilities and …

[HTML][HTML] Retrospective review of 65 atrioesophageal fistulas post atrial fibrillation ablation

A Jehaludi, EK Heist, MR Giveans, R Anand - Indian Pacing and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Although a rare complication of catheter based ablation for atrial fibrillation
(AF), atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) is a serious and fatal event [[1],[2],[3],[4],[5]]. Most reports …

[HTML][HTML] Management of atrio-esophageal fistula following left atrial ablation

T Yousuf, H Keshmiri, Z Bulwa, J Kramer… - Cardiology …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Currently, no guidelines have been established for the treatment of atrio-esophageal fistula
(AEF) secondary to left atrial ablation therapy. After comprehensive literature review, we aim …