During radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation ... Only three cases of atrioesophageal fistula have been previously reported in the medical literature. Cummings et al.

The signal for each heartbeat begins in the right atrium ... reduced the chances of atrio-esophageal fistula and phrenic nerve injury from an atrial fibrillation ablation. "We're always trying ...

Fundamentally, there are three techniques that can be employed to minimize the likelihood of esophageal injury during RF ablation at the posterior left atrium: (1) avoidance of any RF ablation ...