title: Catastrophic manifestations of air embolism in a patient with atrioesophageal fistula following minimally invasive surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation.
authors.affiliation: Regional Cardiology Associates, Sacramento, CA 95819, USA. aaryana@rcamd.com
authors.forename: Arash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aryana
authors.forename: Arvin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arthur
authors.forename: Padraig Gearoid
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: O'Neill
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Avila
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: air embolism; atrial fibrillation; atrioesophageal fistula; catheter ablation; surgery