The data of patients with interrupted fat pad who had direct esophageal-LA contact were used for this analysis. Patients with continuous fat pad without direct esophageal-LA contact were excluded.

Intracardiac ultrasound imaging from the left atrium may be useful to overcome some of these limitations and can facilitate imaging of both the esophagus and ablation catheter tip during lesion ...

The patient underwent an exploratory thoracotomy, with discovery of an atrial‐esophageal fistula and subsequent repair (Figure, Panel C). He overall did well and with aggressive rehabilitation. Repeat ...

The right atrium collects deoxygenated blood from the body and directs it to the right ventricle, where it is then pumped to the lungs to get oxygen. The oxygenated blood comes from the lungs and ...

Esophageal atresia is a rare, congenital (present at birth) disorder of the digestive system in which the esophagus, the tube that normally carries food from the mouth to the stomach, does not connect ...

An esophageal stricture is a gradual narrowing of the esophagus, which can lead to swallowing difficulties. Healthcare providers diagnose it in about 10 percent of people with gastroesophageal reflux ...

First phase of ADVANTAGE AF clinical trial achieves safety and effectiveness endpoints for treatment of drug-resistant, symptomatic, persistent atrial fibrillation with the FARAPULSE™ Pulsed ...

These reentries are facilitated by the occurrence of lines of functional block at the crista terminalis. AF drivers are more frequently recorded in the left atrium. This is attested by shorter AF CL ...

Boston Scientific Corporation BSX recently presented data supporting the use of the FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation (“PFA”) system and the WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure (“LAAC ...

There were no reported incidences of stroke, pulmonary vein stenosis, atrio-esophageal fistula or major ... Nair DG, et al. Left atrial appendage closure after ablation for atrial fibrillation.

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic (long-term) condition affecting the esophagus, the tube that carries food and liquids from the mouth to the stomach. EoE causes symptoms like difficulty ...