Open AccessFurther evidence of a close anatomical relation between the oesophagus and pulmonary veins
Author(s) -
Gerold Mönnig,
Johannes Weßling,
Kai Uwe Juergens,
Peter Milberg,
Michael Ribbing,
Roman Fischbach,
Johannes Wiekowski,
G. Breithardt,
Lars Eckardt
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1016/j.eupc.2005.06.014
Subject(s) - medicine , ablation , left atrium , atrial fibrillation , fistula , anatomy , radiology , cardiology
Atrio-oesophageal fistula has been reported as a rare but life-threatening complication of ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF). Therefore, the position of the oesophagus in relation to the left atrium (LA) is of major importance for AF ablation.
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