Successful repair of an atrioesophageal fistula after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

Kara A. Haggerty; Timothy J. George; George J. Arnaoutakis; Christopher J. Barreiro; Ashish S. Shah; Marc S. Sussman

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.05.050

Successful repair of an atrioesophageal fistula after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

Kara A. Haggerty, Timothy J. George, George J. Arnaoutakis, Christopher J. Barreiro, Ashish S. Shah, Marc S. Sussman

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Abstract

Catheter ablation of arrhythmias can result in the rare but devastating complication of an atrioesophageal fistula. This complication can be associated with significant neurologic morbidity and high mortality and requires a high index of suspicion to facilitate life-saving surgical intervention. Herein, we report the successful repair of an atrioesophageal fistula after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	313-315
Number of pages	3
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	93
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.05.050
State	Published - Jan 2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Successful repair of an atrioesophageal fistula after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

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