Esophago-pericardial fistula complicating atrial fibrillation ablation using a novel irrigated radiofrequency multipolar ablation catheter

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2014 Apr;25(4):442-443. doi: 10.1111/jce.12308. Epub 2013 Nov 14.

Authors

Thomas Deneke¹, Anja Schade¹, Anno Diegeler², Karin Nentwich¹

Affiliations

¹ Clinic for Invasive Electrophysiology.
² Clinic for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Heart Center Bad Neustadt, Bad Neustadt, Germany.

PMID: 24151984
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12308

No abstract available

Keywords: clinical: catheter ablation - atrial fibrillation - esophageal fistula.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation / complications*
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Catheter Ablation / instrumentation*
Catheter Ablation / methods*
Esophageal Fistula / complications*
Fatal Outcome
Fistula / complications*
Humans
Peritoneum*