Fatal course of esophageal stenting of an atrioesophageal fistula after atrial fibrillation ablation

Heart Rhythm. 2011 Apr;8(4):624-6. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.10.041. Epub 2010 Nov 2.

Authors

Stephan Zellerhoff¹, Frank Lenze, Ronald Schulz, Lars Eckardt

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Münster, Germany.

PMID: 21050892
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.10.041

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Catheter Ablation / adverse effects*
Electrocardiography
Esophageal Fistula / etiology
Esophageal Fistula / surgery*
Esophagus / diagnostic imaging
Esophagus / injuries
Esophagus / surgery*
Fatal Outcome
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
Heart Atria / injuries*
Heart Injuries / diagnosis
Heart Injuries / etiology
Heart Injuries / surgery*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Stents*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed