ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Atrioesophageal fistula is a rare and morbid complication of
ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation. Surgery provides increased survival; however, it is …

The characteristics of hypertension in pre-and postmenopausal women are different.
Hypertension is a known risk factor for new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF), but its interaction …

A 66-year-old female with a history of radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation presented
with hematemesis and fever. A CT chest revealed an atrio-esophageal fistula (AEF) and a …

Open irrigation ablation catheters are now the standard in radiofrequency catheter ablation
(RFCA) of atrial fibrillation (AF). Among various irrigation catheters, laser-cut slit-based …

A 66-year-old man with a history of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation presented with
purulent cardiac tamponade, revealing an atrio-oesophageal fistula. He underwent …

Although epicardial bipolar radiofrequency ablation should diminish the risk of esophageal
thermal injury in comparison to an endocardial ablation, cases of lethal atrio-esophageal …

A young woman with Rogers syndrome (thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anaemia,
diabetes mellitus and sensorineural deafness) presented with headache, recurrent …

总结1 例因鱼刺导致食管纵隔瘘(esophageal mediastinal fistula, EMF), 患者经胸外科工作人员
共同努力顺利出院的护理过程. 护理要点为感染预防, 呼吸道管理, 疼痛护理, 并发症护理 …

Atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) remains a rare but grave complication of atrial fibrillation (AF)
ablation. As the number of AF ablations performed increases, it is expected that even rare …

Após mais de 20 anos desde sua utilização inicial, a ablação por cateter se tornou um
procedimento rotineiramente realizado para tratamento de pacientes com fibrilação atrial …