Atrioesophageal fistula following ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation: systematic review of case reports

BACKGROUND: Atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare but serious adverse event of atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation. OBJECTIVE: To identify the clinical characteristics of AEF following ablation procedures for AF and determine the associated mortality. METHODS: A systematic review of observational ca...

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Published in:Open Heart
Main Authors: Chavez, Patricia, Messerli, Franz H, Casso Dominguez, Abel, Aziz, Emad F, Sichrovsky, Tina, Garcia, Daniel, Barrett, Connor D, Danik, Stephan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
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Arrhythmias and Sudden Death
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4567782/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26380098
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2015-000257
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