A fatal complication due to radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation: atrio-esophageal fistula.
Treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation with intraoperative radiofrequency ablation is gaining more acceptance in patients with rheumatic valve disease. This article reports a case of fatal atrio-esophageal fistula after radiofrequency ablation in a patient with rheumatic mitral and aortic valve disease with chronic atrial fibrillation.
Sonmez
Bingur
B
Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul Memorial Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Demirsoy
Ergun
E
Yagan
Naci
N
Unal
Mehmet
M
Arbatli
Harun
H
Sener
Deniz
D
Baran
Turker
T
Ilkova
Feryal
F
D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index