Cerebral Air Emboli With Atrial-Esophageal Fistula Following Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

Left atrial-esophageal fistula after atrial fibrillation ablation.

1158 CMAJ, September 17, 2013, 185(13) © 2013 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors References 1. Cappato R, Calkins H, Chen S, et al. Prevalence and causes of fatal outcome in catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009;53:1798-803. 2. Mohr FW, Fabricius AM, Falk V, et al. Curative treatment of atrial fibrillation with intraoperative radiofrequency ablation: short-...

Pericardial-esophageal fistula complicating cryoballoon ablation for refractory atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation affects an estimated 2.7–6.1 million people in the United States and accounts for more than 750,000 hospitalizations per year. Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) has been well established as the most effective ablation treatment available for patients with symptomatic and medication-refractory atrial fibrillation. Previously, radiofrequency (RF) ablation was the mainstay for PVI...

Atrial Tachycardias Following Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

One of the most important proarrhythmic complications after left atrial (LA) ablation is regular atrial tachycardia (AT) or flutter. Those tachycardias that occur after atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation can cause even more severe symptoms than those from the original arrhythmia prior to the index ablation procedure since they are often incessant and associated with rapid ventricular response. D...

Management of Atrio-Esophageal Fistula Following Left Atrial Ablation

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 to make suggestions on the management of this complex complication and also present a case series. We performed a review of the existing literature on AEF in the setting of atrial ablation. Using keywords atri...

Esophageal injury following radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation: injury classification.