Global Survey of Esophageal and Gastric Injury in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

Catheter ablation of the left atrial (LA) posterior wall may result in esophageal injury ranging from mild erythema to ulceration and, in rare but devastating cases, esophageal perforation or fistula (1). The 0.016% incidence of esophageal perforation and 0.011% incidence of AEF in the present study...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2015-04, Vol.65 (13), p.1377-1378
Main Authors: Barbhaiya, Chirag R., MD, Kumar, Saurabh, BSc [Med]/MBBS, PhD, John, Roy M., MD, PhD, Tedrow, Usha B., MD, MSc, Koplan, Bruce A., MD, MPH, Epstein, Laurence M., MD, Stevenson, William G., MD, Michaud, Gregory F., MD
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Language:English
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Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Internal Medicine
Medical research
Thoracic surgery
Ulcers
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Summary:Catheter ablation of the left atrial (LA) posterior wall may result in esophageal injury ranging from mild erythema to ulceration and, in rare but devastating cases, esophageal perforation or fistula (1). The 0.016% incidence of esophageal perforation and 0.011% incidence of AEF in the present study are both significantly lower (p < 0.001) than the incidence of AEF reported in the previous surveys, and the total number of AF ablations performed by survey physicians is greater than in previous studies, suggesting that the risk of esophageal perforation with AF ablation may now be lower than previously reported.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2014.12.053