Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with
considerable morbidity and mortality. Electrically isolating the pulmonary veins from the left …

Atrioesophageal fistula is a life-threatening complication of ablation treatment for atrial
fibrillation. Methods to reduce the risk of esophageal injury have evolved over the last …

Aims Oesophageal fistula represents a rare but dreadful complication of atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation. Data on its incidence, management, and outcome are sparse. Methods …

Background: Optimal treatment of patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart
failure (HF) with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and an indication for …

Background: Although procedure-related deaths during index admission following catheter
ablation of AF have been reported to be low, adverse outcomes can occur after discharge …

Background Active esophageal cooling reduces the incidence of endoscopically identified
severe esophageal lesions during radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation of the left atrium for …

Abstract Introduction: Atrial fibrillation (AFib) ablation is alternative treatment to drugs.
Literature suggests that use of contact force (CF) catheter with higher power for short periods …

Background Atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) is a worrisome complication of atrial fibrillation
(AF) ablation. Its clinical manifestations and time course are unpredictable and may …

Aims Recent US studies report rising rates of mortality and in-hospital complications
following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF), but whether this is a global phenomenon …

Aims Atrio-oesophageal fistula (AOF) is a potentially lethal complication of atrial fibrillation
(AF) ablation. Many studies have evaluated the presence and prevention of endoscopically …