[Beating heart surgical treatment of atrio-esophageal fistula after radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation]. / Trattamento chirurgico a cuore battente di una fistola atrio-esofagea post-ablazione tramite radiofrequenza di fibrillazione atriale.
G Ital Cardiol (Rome)
; 25(1): 57-59, 2024 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
Atrio-esophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare (0.02-0.1%) complication of radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation and is associated with high mortality. It typically presents between 2 and 6 weeks after catheter ablation. AEF was reported to be the second complication as cause of death after radiofrequency ablation with a mortality rate of 71%. Common clinical features of AEF include dysphagia, nausea, heartburn, hematemesis or melena, high fever, sepsis, pericardial or pleural effusions, mediastinitis, seizures, and stroke. Once the diagnosis of AEF is made, early surgical repair is mandatory. Herein, we report a case of a AEF treated surgically without extracorporeal circulation.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fibrilação Atrial
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Fístula Esofágica
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Ablação por Cateter
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Cardiopatias
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
It
Revista:
G Ital Cardiol (Rome)
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G. ital. cardiol. (2006, Online)
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Giornale italiano di cardiologia (2006, Online)
Assunto da revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article