Prashanthan Sanders, MBBS, PhD, FHRS of the University of Adelaide discusses a worldwide survey on incidence, management, and prognosis of oesophageal fistula formation following atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: the POTTER-AF study. This study recently appeared in the European Heart Journal. He is joined by guests Jonathan P. Piccini, Sr., MD, MHS, FHRS of Duke Medical Center and Han S. Lim, MBBS, PhD, FHRS of the University of Melbourne.

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Host Disclosure(s): P. Sanders: Research (Contracted Grants for PIs Named Investigators Only): Boston Scientific, Abbott, Medtronic, PaceMate, Becton Dickinson, CathRx; Advisory Committee Membership: Medtronic, Boston Scientific, PaceMate, CathRx

Contributor Disclosure(s): J. Piccini: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Biotronik, AbbVie, LivaNova, Boston Scientific, Phillips, Medtronic, Electrophysiology, Frontiers, Abbott, UpToDate, Inc., Sanofi, Milestone Pharmaceuticals, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals; Research (Contracted Grants for PIs Named Investigators Only): Boston Scientific, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, AMA, Abbott, Phillips, Element Science, Inc., iRhythm Technologies, NIH H. Lim: No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.