Atrio-oesophageal fistula: an emergent complication of radiofrequency ablation.
A 72-year-old presented with features of sepsis, neurological sequelae and chest pain after a radiofrequency ablation for AF. Chest CT scan revealed a life-threatening condition not previously reported in emergency medicine journals.
Hazell
Wayne
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Emergency Department, Middlemore Hospital, South Auckland, New Zealand. whazell@middlemore.co.nz
Heaven
David
D
Kazemi
Alex
A
Fourie
Dean
D
D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods