Atrio-esophageal fistula
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Authors: Kamil Abu-Shaban, Xiaochen Liu, M.D.
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This patient presented to the emergency department one month post-radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation with a positive COVID-19 test and hematemesis. Chest X-ray was positive for bilateral infiltrates consistent with COVID-19. GI was consulted for “COVID-19 GI Bleed” and an upper GI endoscopy was performed to evaluate the hematemesis. The patient passed away from widespread air emboli in the brain. CT-angiography detected an atrio-esophageal fistula as a complication of the radiofrequency ablation.
Authors: Kamil Abu-Shaban, Xiaochen Liu, M.D.
-<p>This patient presented to the emergency department one month post-radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation with a positive COVID-19 test and hematemesis. Chest X-ray was positive for bilateral infiltrates consistent with COVID-19. GI was consulted for “COVID-19 GI Bleed” and an upper GI endoscopy was performed to evaluate the hematemesis. The patient passed away from widespread air emboli in the brain. CT-angiography detected an atrio-esophageal fistula as a complication of the radiofrequency ablation.</p>- +<p>This patient presented to the emergency department one month post-radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation with a positive COVID-19 test and hematemesis. Chest X-ray was positive for bilateral infiltrates consistent with COVID-19. GI was consulted for “COVID-19 GI Bleed” and an upper GI endoscopy was performed to evaluate the hematemesis. The patient passed away from widespread air emboli in the brain. CT-angiography detected an atrio-esophageal fistula as a complication of the radiofrequency ablation.</p><p> </p><p>Authors: Kamil Abu-Shaban, Xiaochen Liu, M.D.</p>
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