Sex-based differences in the management and outcomes of oesophageal fistula following atrial fibrillation ablation: a subanalysis of the worldwide POTTER-AF study

By afschroeder • October 28, 2026

Popescu SS, Traub A, Schmidt V, Pürerfellner H, Sommer P, Sohns C, Veltmann C, Steven D, Chun KRJ, Maury P, Gandjbakhch E, Willems S, Beiert T, Iden L, Füting A, Spittler R, Richter S, Schade A, Kuniss M, Wunderlich C, Shin DI, Meininghaus DG, Foresti 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, Degand B, 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, Yilancioğlu RY, 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, Schmidtke C, Saguner AM, Kuck KH, Merino JL, Keelani A, Heeger CH, Tilz RR. Sex-based differences in the management and outcomes of oesophageal fistula following atrial fibrillation ablation: a subanalysis of the worldwide POTTER-AF study. Eur Heart J Open. 2026 Sep 1;6(5):oeag134. doi: 10.1093/ehjopen/oeag134. PMID: 42935661; PMCID: PMC13696831.

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