Pericardioesophageal fistula

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Dec 9;9(12):e04844. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4844. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Abstract

Late-onset chest pain, dysphagia, or endocarditis-like symptoms after atrial fibrillation ablation could be an alarm for fatal complications as Esophagoatrial or Pericardioesophageal fistula. If the diagnosis is delayed, mortality will be inevitable.

Keywords: chest pain; dysphagia; fistula; pneumopericardium.