Progression From Esophageal Thermal Asymptomatic Lesion to Perforation Complicating Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: A Single-Center Registry [Original Articles]

Conclusions— Postablation endoscopy seems to identify patients at high risk of esophageal perforating complications only occurring in patients with category 2 EDEL. One out of 10 postablation esophageal ulcers progressed to perforation, and no patient without esophageal thermal ulcers showed the occurrence of perforating esophageal complications.

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Source: Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology - August 10, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Halbfass, P., Pavlov, B., Muller, P., Nentwich, K., Sonne, K., Barth, S., Hamm, K., Fochler, F., Mugge, A., Lusebrink, U., Kuhn, R., Deneke, T. Tags: Arrhythmias, Catheter Ablation and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator, Atrial Fibrillation Original Articles Source Type: research