Esophagopericardial Fistula Following Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Insights Into Its Management

An esophagopericardial fistula developed in a 33-year-old patient after radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. He was initially managed with an esophageal repair and a left atrial bovine pericardial patch and eventually an esophagectomy. At 6-month follow up he had no symptoms. The case hi...

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Autores principales: Kheslat, Hajar Hasan, Kelly, Steven, Singh, Harsh, Crozier, Ian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8311354/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317693
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.02.031
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description An esophagopericardial fistula developed in a 33-year-old patient after radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. He was initially managed with an esophageal repair and a left atrial bovine pericardial patch and eventually an esophagectomy. At 6-month follow up he had no symptoms. The case highlights the complexities of managing this life-threatening complication. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)
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spelling pubmed-83113542021-07-26 Esophagopericardial Fistula Following Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Insights Into Its Management Kheslat, Hajar Hasan Kelly, Steven Singh, Harsh Crozier, Ian JACC Case Rep Case Report An esophagopericardial fistula developed in a 33-year-old patient after radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. He was initially managed with an esophageal repair and a left atrial bovine pericardial patch and eventually an esophagectomy. At 6-month follow up he had no symptoms. The case highlights the complexities of managing this life-threatening complication. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.) Elsevier 2021-05-26 /pmc/articles/PMC8311354/ /pubmed/34317693 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.02.031 Text en Crown Copyright © 2021 Published by Elsevier on behalf of the American College of Cardiology Foundation. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title Esophagopericardial Fistula Following Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Insights Into Its Management
title_full Esophagopericardial Fistula Following Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Insights Into Its Management
title_fullStr Esophagopericardial Fistula Following Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Insights Into Its Management
title_full_unstemmed Esophagopericardial Fistula Following Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Insights Into Its Management
title_short Esophagopericardial Fistula Following Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Insights Into Its Management
title_sort esophagopericardial fistula following radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation: insights into its management
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8311354/
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