Atrioesophageal Fistula as a Complication of Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation.
Mustafa Emin ÇanakçıCengiz Ovaliİrem AydogduBetul Tiryaki BastugObaidullah AhmadzaiRamazan Faruk BozdoganPublished in: Prehospital and disaster medicine (2021)
Atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) is an important complication of radiofrequency ablation (RFA). Delayed diagnosis is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Despite the name "atrioesophageal fistula," fistulas functionally act esophageal to atrial, which accounts for the neurologic and infectious complications. This report presents the management of a 60-year-old male patient who was admitted to the emergency department (ED) with AEF-caused gastrointestinal bleeding. The patient was operated urgently, but he had serious comorbidities and died after the operation. The aim of this case was to evaluate patients who underwent RFA, within 10 days to two months, carefully in the ED and to know the possible complications.
Keyphrases
- radiofrequency ablation
- emergency department
- atrial fibrillation
- end stage renal disease
- case report
- left atrial
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- catheter ablation
- risk factors
- chronic kidney disease
- heart failure
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- direct oral anticoagulants
- left ventricular
- venous thromboembolism
- acute coronary syndrome
- patient reported outcomes