Fatal course of esophageal stenting of an atrioesophageal fistula after atrial fibrillation ablation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 624-626

  Zellerhoff, Stephan ^a   Lenze, Frank ^a   Schulz, Ronald ^a   Eckardt, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrioesophageal fistula; Catheter ablation; Esophageal stenting

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FLECAINIDE; METOPROLOL; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; ANISOCORIA; ARM WEAKNESS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; ATRIOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; BRAIN DAMAGE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS STENT; FATIGUE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEMIPARESIS; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RESUSCITATION; SINUS RHYTHM; STENT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART ATRIA; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79953249118     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.10.041     Document Type: Article

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