Cerebral Air Embolism Caused by Atrial-Esophageal Fistula Following Left Atrial Ablation

Matthew Mashayekhi^{1

2}, Anvesh Balabhadra^{1

2}, Tapan Mehta^{1

2}, Karan Tarasaria^{1

2}, Ajay Tunguturi^{1

2}, Dani Somerville¹, Yan Hou^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Hartford Hospital, CT (M.M., A.B., T.M., K.T., A.T., D.S., Y.H.).
² Department of Neurology, University of Connecticut, Farmington (M.M., A.B., T.M., K.T., A.T., Y.H.).

Matthew Mashayekhi et al. Stroke. 2025 Aug.

. 2025 Aug;56(8):e195-e198.

doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.124.050091. Epub 2025 Jul 28.

Matthew Mashayekhi^{1

2}, Anvesh Balabhadra^{1

2}, Tapan Mehta^{1

2}, Karan Tarasaria^{1

2}, Ajay Tunguturi^{1

2}, Dani Somerville¹, Yan Hou^{1

2}

¹ Department of Neurology, Hartford Hospital, CT (M.M., A.B., T.M., K.T., A.T., D.S., Y.H.).
² Department of Neurology, University of Connecticut, Farmington (M.M., A.B., T.M., K.T., A.T., Y.H.).

No abstract available

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; atrial-esophageal fistula; cerebral air embolism; left atrial ablation.

Conflict of interest statement

T. Mehta serves as a consultant for MicroVention, Inc. The other authors report no conflicts.