title: Esophageal perforation during left atrial radiofrequency ablation: is the risk too high?
authors.forename: A Marc
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gillinov
authors.forename: Patrick M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: Gosta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pettersson
authors.forename: Bruce W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Lytle
authors.forename: Thomas W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Rice
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment