| Literature DB >> 26456079 |
Mahmut Fatih Güneş1, Yalçin Gökoğlan1, Luigi DI Biase1,2,3,4, Carola Gianni1,5, Sanghamitra Mohanty1, Rodney Horton1,3, Shane Bailey1, Andrea Natale1,2,3,6,7,8,9,10.
Abstract
Cardioesophageal fistulas (CEFs) are uncommon but life-threatening complications of radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF). They are usually, but not exclusively, related to ablation of the left atrial posterior wall. We report a case of a 73-year-old man that presented with CEF following RF ablation in the coronary sinus, highlighting the importance of esophageal temperature monitoring whenever ablating in the posterior heart.Entities:
Keywords: atrial fibrillation; atrioesophageal fistula; catheter ablation; coronary sinus; esophagopericardial fistula
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26456079 DOI: 10.1111/jce.12831
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol ISSN: 1045-3873