Atrioesophageal fistula complicating cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 787-792

  Kawasaki, Raymond ^a   Gauri, Andre ^b,c   Elmouchi, Darryl ^b,c   Duggal, Manoj ^d,e   Bhan, Adarsh ^d,e  

^a Lutheran General Hospital   (United States)

^b Frederik Meijer Heart and Vascular Institute   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^e ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

atrioesophageal fistula; cryoablation; cryoballoon; paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DABIGATRAN; ESOMEPRAZOLE; HEPARIN; IBUPROFEN; KETOROLAC; PROTAMINE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RIVAROXABAN; SUCRALFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATRIOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; CASE REPORT; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAROXYSMAL HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS CONSTELLATUS; THORAX PAIN; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; FATALITY; FISTULA; HEART CATHETER; HEART DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY VEIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC CATHETERS; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FISTULA; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 84904430341     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12426     Document Type: Article

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