A fatal complication due to radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation: atrio-esophageal fistula

Treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation with intraoperative radiofrequency ablation is gaining more acceptance in patients with rheumatic valve disease. This article reports a case of fatal atrio-esophageal fistula after radiofrequency ablation in a patient with rheumatic mitral and aortic valve di...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2003-07, Vol.76 (1), p.281-283
Hauptverfasser:	Sonmez, Bingur, Demirsoy, Ergun, Yagan, Naci, Unal, Mehmet, Arbatli, Harun, Sener, Deniz, Baran, Turker, Ilkova, Feryal
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aortic Valve Stenosis - complications Aortic Valve Stenosis - diagnosis Aortic Valve Stenosis - surgery Atrial Fibrillation - complications Atrial Fibrillation - diagnosis Atrial Fibrillation - surgery Biological and medical sciences Catheter Ablation - adverse effects Catheter Ablation - methods Chronic Disease Combined Modality Therapy Electrocardiography Esophageal Fistula - diagnosis Esophageal Fistula - etiology Esophagoscopy Fatal Outcome Female Heart Atria - pathology Heart Valve Prosthesis Humans Medical sciences Middle Aged Mitral Valve Stenosis - complications Mitral Valve Stenosis - diagnosis Mitral Valve Stenosis - surgery Postoperative Complications - diagnosis Severity of Illness Index
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Zusammenfassung:	Treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation with intraoperative radiofrequency ablation is gaining more acceptance in patients with rheumatic valve disease. This article reports a case of fatal atrio-esophageal fistula after radiofrequency ablation in a patient with rheumatic mitral and aortic valve disease with chronic atrial fibrillation.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00006-7