- ►annals.org [PDF] JE Cummings, RA Schweikert, WI Saliba, JD … - Annals of internal medicine, 2006 - Am Coll Physicians Background: Ablation of atrial fibrillation is generally considered safe and
effective. However, atrial–esophageal fistulas have re- cently been reported
as a rare but fatal complication. ... Objective: To describe 9 patients ... Cited by 78 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
- ►ahajournals.org JE Cummings, RA Schweikert, WI Saliba, JD … - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc Methods and Results— Eight-one patients presenting for PVAI underwent
esophagus evaluation that included temperature probe placement. Esophagus course
was obtained with computed tomography, 3D imaging (NAVX), or intracardiac ... Cited by 81 - Related articles - All 12 versions
MI Scanavacca, A D'Avila, J Parga, E Sosa - Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, 2004 - interscience.wiley.com It is also possible that your web browser is not configured or not able to
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TJ Bunch, J Nelson, T Foley, S Allison, BG … - Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, 2006 - medscape.com Background: Left atrial catheter ablation (LACA) has emerged as a successful
method to eliminate atrial fibrillation (AF). Recent reports have described
atrio-esophageal fistulas, often resulting in death, from this procedure. ... Cited by 33 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
S Khandhar, S Nitzschke, N Ad - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2009 - Elsevier A 46-year-old man had catheter-based ablation using radiofrequency energy for
persistent atrial fibrillation. Twenty-seven days following the procedure, he
was admitted with high fever and found to have streptococcal bacteremia. ... Related articles - All 2 versions
T Tsuchiya, K Ashikaga, S Nakagawa, K … - Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 2007 - interscience.wiley.com It is also possible that your web browser is not configured or not able to
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P Schley, H Gulker, M Horlitz - EUROPACE-LONDON-, 2006 - Eur Heart Rhythm Assoc Page 1. IMAGES IN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY Atrio-oesophageal fistula following
circumferential pulmonary vein ablation: verification of diagnosis with ... Cited by 12 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
O Preis, SR Digumarthy, CD Wright, JAOM … - Journal of Thoracic Imaging, 2007 - journals.lww.com Catheter ablation of ectopic foci within the pulmonary veins has become an
important and widely used therapy for drug-resistant atrial fibrillation.
Circumferential ablation around the 4 pulmonary vein ostia has been ... Cited by 5 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
DP Redfearn, GM Trim, AC Skanes, B Petrellis … - Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, 2005 - interscience.wiley.com It is also possible that your web browser is not configured or not able to
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C Perzanowski, L Teplitsky, PM Hranitzky, … - Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, 2006 - interscience.wiley.com It is also possible that your web browser is not configured or not able to
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