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Contact‐Force Catheters: Efficacy Versus Safety? Case Report of 2 Atrioesophageal Fistulae
Author(s) -
GITENAY EDOUARD,
O' HARA GILLES EDOUARD,
SARRAZIN JEANFRANÇOIS,
NAULT ISABELLE,
PHILIPPON FRANÇOIS,
SADRON BLAYEFELICE MARIE,
LAAOUAJ JAMAL,
CHAMPAGNE JEAN
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1540-8167
pISSN - 1045-3873
DOI - 10.1111/jce.13079
Subject(s) - medicine , ablation , atrial fibrillation , complication , radiofrequency ablation , catheter ablation , contact force , surgery , cardiology , physics , quantum mechanics
Contact‐Force Catheters Contact‐force (CF) catheters appear to be more effective compared to standard ablation catheters for complex radiofrequency ablation including atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation when optimal CF >10 g is achieved. Some have suggested that this technology could also improve procedural safety. We report 2 cases of atrioesophageal fistulae (AEF), a rare but catastrophic complication of AF ablation. These are to our knowledge the first cases of AEF described after using CF catheters.