Atrioesophageal Fistula After Catheter Pulmonary Venous Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Imaging Features
- 1 August 2007
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of Thoracic Imaging
- Vol. 22 (3), 283-285
- https://doi.org/10.1097/rti.0b013e318054e26f
Abstract
Atrioesophageal fistula is a rare but highly morbid complication of catheter-mediated pulmonary vein ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. Among patients who do not exsanguinate from upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding, presentation includes sepsis and embolic cerebrovascular disease. We present a case of atrioesophageal fistula after pulmonary venous ablation as a treatment for atrial fibrillation, focusing on the imaging features of this diagnosis.Keywords
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