Pneumopericardium following radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation: Insights into the natural history of atrial esophageal fistula formation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1046-1049

  Grubina, Rozalina ^a   Cha, Yong Mei ^b   Bell, Malcolm R ^b   Sinak, Lawrence J ^b   Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; cryoablation; esophageal pericardial fistula; left atrial esophageal fistula; radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIATRIZOATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PANTOPRAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SOTALOL; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; COUGHING; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; ESOPHAGEAL PERICARDIAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART BEAT; HEART DISEASE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; LEFT ATRIAL ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; MALE; MECHANICAL PROBE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERICARDIAL CHEST PAIN; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDITIS; PLEURISY; PLEURITIC CHEST PAIN; PNEUMOPERICARDIUM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; STOMACH ULCER; THORACOTOMY; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; WELLBEING;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; DEBRIDEMENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMOPERICARDIUM; THORACOTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956335239     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01740.x     Document Type: Article

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