Late-onset chest pain, dysphagia, or endocarditis-like symptoms after atrial fibrillation ablation could be an alarm for fatal complications as Esophagoatrial or Pericardioesophageal fistula. If the diagnosis is delayed, mortality will be inevitable.
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