Lethal atrioesophageal fistula after pulmonary vein isolation using high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)

Heart Rhythm. 2008 Jan;5(1):145-8. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2007.08.023. Epub 2007 Aug 24.

Authors

Bianca Borchert¹, Thorsten Lawrenz, Bert Hansky, Christoph Stellbrink

Affiliation

¹ Bielefeld Mitte Hospital, Department for Cardiology and Internal Intensive Care Medicine, Bielefeld, Germany. mikibo99@aol.com

PMID: 18053769
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2007.08.023

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Esophageal Fistula / diagnostic imaging
Esophageal Fistula / etiology*
Fatal Outcome
Heart Atria / injuries
Heart Atria / pathology*
Heart Atria / surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Veins / pathology*
Pulmonary Veins / surgery
Ultrasonography / adverse effects*
Ultrasonography / instrumentation