Abstract 14906: Impact of Time Between Stacked Lesions During Radiofrequency Atrial Ablation With Active Esophageal Cooling

Background: Active esophageal cooling during radiofrequency (RF) ablation of the left atrium (LA) has been shown to reduce esophageal injury. Although no atrioesophageal fistula has been reported in over 12 thousand uses to date, the first pericardio-esophageal fistula to occur despite cooling ...