Impact of age on the management and prognosis of esophageal fistula after atrial fibrillation ablation-a subanalysis of the worldwide POTTER-AF study

By afschroeder • February 27, 2026

Popescu SS, Demirtakan ZG, Schmidt V, Pürerfellner H, Sommer P, Sohns C, Veltmann C, Steven D, Chun KRJ, Maury P, Gandjbakhch E, Laredo M, Willems S, Beiert T, Iden L, Füting A, Spittler R, Richter S, Schade A, Kuniss M, Wunderlich C, Shin DI, Grosse Meininghaus D, 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 C, Chen J, Antolic B, Leventopoulos G, Özcan EE, Yorgun H, Cay S, Yalin K, Sobhy Botros M, 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, Tilz RR. Impact of age on the management and prognosis of esophageal fistula after atrial fibrillation ablation-a subanalysis of the worldwide POTTER-AF study. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Feb 11;12:1708499. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2025.1708499. PMID: 41756165; PMCID: PMC12932516.

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