Influence of proton pump inhibitors on the incidence and clinical course of oesophageal fistula following catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: a subanalysis of the POTTER-AF study

By afschroeder • October 25, 2025

Beiert T, Knappe V, Zietzer A, Schmidt V, Pürerfellner H, Sommer P, Sohns C, Veltmann C, Steven D, Chun KJ, Maury P, Gandjbakhch E, Laredo M, Willems S, Borlich M, Füting A, Spittler R, Richter S, Schade A, Kuniss M, Wunderlich C, Shin DI, Meininghaus DG, Bonsels M, Reek D, Wiegand U, Bauer A, Metzner A, Eckardt L, Krahnefeld O, Sticherling C, Kühne M, Nguyen DQ, Roten L, Linz D, van der Voort P, Mulder BA, Vijgen J, Almorad A, Guenancia C, Fauchier L, Boveda S, De Greef Y, Da Costa A, Jais P, Milhem A, Jesel L, Garcia R, Poty H, Khoueiry Z, Seitz J, Laborderie J, Mechulan A, Brigadeau F, Zhao A, Saludas Y, Piot O, Ahluwalia N, Martin CA, Chen J, Antolic B, Leventopoulos G, Özcan EE, Yorgun H, Cay S, Yalin K, Botros MS, Jędrzejczyk-Patej E, Inaba O, Okumura K, Ejima K, Khakpour H, Catanzaro JN, Reddy V, Natale A, Blessberger H, Yang B, Vogler J, Kuck KH, Merino JL, Keelani A, Heeger CH, Popescu SS, Tilz RR. Influence of proton pump inhibitors on the incidence and clinical course of oesophageal fistula following catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: a subanalysis of the POTTER-AF study. Europace. 2025 Oct 7;27(10):euaf212. doi: 10.1093/europace/euaf212. PMID: 41133846; PMCID: PMC12550554.

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