Asymptomatic Esophageal Perforation Following High-Power Short-Duration Pulmonary Vein Isolation – A case of conservative cure
Veröffentlichungsdatum:12.07.2022
Autor:Dirk Grosse Meininghaus, MD; Robert Freund, PhD; Anton Kushnir, MD; Britta Koerber, MD; J. Christoph Geller, MD; Tobias Kleemann, MD
Publikationsart:Artikel
Veröffentlichungsmedium:HearthRhythm Case Reports
Themenschwerpunkte:Kardiologie, Herzkrankheiten, Gesundheit, Thiem-Research
Abstract
We report on a female patient (69 years old, BMI 33.1) with esophageal perforation thermally following HPSD pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), fortunately resolving by conservative and endoscopic therapy without progression to full-blown fistula.