Volume 7, Issue 9, Pages 1224-1230 (September 2010) Identification of a high-risk population for esophageal injury during radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: Procedural and anatomical considerations Martin Martinek, MD, Christian Meyer, MD, Said Hassanein, MD, Josef Aichinger, MD, Gabor Bencsik, MD, Rainer Schoefl, MD, Gernot Boehm, MD, Hans-Joachim Nesser, MD, Helmut Purerfellner, MD Heart Rhythm Volume 7, Issue 9, Pages 1224-1230 (September 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.02.027 Copyright © 2010 Heart Rhythm Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Endoscopic appearance of esophageal lesions. A: Necrotic ulceration. B: Erythema. Heart Rhythm 2010 7, 1224-1230DOI: (10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.02.027) Copyright © 2010 Heart Rhythm Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Multislice computed tomography measurements. 1: Anteroposterior left atrial (LA) diameter. 2: Transverse LA diameter. 3: Width of the anterior esophageal wall directly in contact with the LA posterior wall. 4: Distance of the most anterior luminal aspect of the esophagus to the LA endocardium. 5: Shortest distance from LA endocardium to the thoracic spine with the esophagus situated in between. 6: Distance of the most posterior luminal aspect of the esophagus to the thoracic spine. Heart Rhythm 2010 7, 1224-1230DOI: (10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.02.027) Copyright © 2010 Heart Rhythm Society Terms and Conditions