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Atrial-Esophageal Fistula Development After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Source :
- JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 3(6)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
-
Abstract
- A 64-year-old man with a history of persistent atrial fibrillation presented 2 weeks after pulmonary vein isolation radiofrequency ablation (RFA) with progressive weakness, altered mental status, and seizures. The patient underwent unsuccessful RFA for atrial fibrillation at an outside facility and
- Subjects :
- Male
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Weakness
Fistula
Heart Diseases
Radiofrequency ablation
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Pulmonary vein
Esophageal Fistula
Fatal Outcome
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Internal medicine
Atrial Fibrillation
medicine
Humans
Heart Atria
Stroke
Radiofrequency Ablation
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Atrial fibrillation
Middle Aged
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Ablation
surgical procedures, operative
Persistent atrial fibrillation
cardiovascular system
Cardiology
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business
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 24055018
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- JACC. Clinical electrophysiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7728cfaa086a6c8e679da15fcc31bc0e