Atrioesophageal fistula formation with cryoballoon ablation is most commonly related to the left inferior pulmonary vein

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 184-189

  John, Roy M ^a   Kapur, Sunil ^a   Ellenbogen, Kenneth A ^b   Koneru, Jayanthi N ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation complications; Atrial fibrillation ablation; Atrioesophageal fistula; Catheter ablation; Cryoballoon; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ABLATION CATHETER; ABLATION DEVICE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; BALLOON; CATHETER ABLATION; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOABLATION; CRYOBALLOON; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ESOPHAGEAL STETHOSCOPE; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEFT INFERIOR PULMONARY VEIN; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CRYOSURGERY; DEVICES; HEART ATRIUM; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85009386947     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2016.10.018     Document Type: Article

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