The Cox maze procedure, also known as maze procedure, is a type of heart surgery for atrial fibrillation.
Refers to the series of incisions arranged in a maze-like pattern in the atria.
An open-heart cardiac surgery procedure intended to eliminate atrial fibrillation.
The procedure refers to the series of incisions arranged in a maze-like pattern in the atria.
Incisional scars block abnormal electrical circuits of atrial macroreentry that initiate and perpetuate the abnormal electrical waves of AF.
This previously required extensive series of full-thickness incisions through the walls of both atria, a median sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass.
The Cox maze III procedure, which is now considered to be the standard for effective surgical cure of AF.
Several energy sources, such as radiofrequency, have been incorporated into various devices in order to create some of the lesions of the Cox maze III procedure without actually cutting into the atrial walls.
Cures atrial fibrillation in nearly 100% of patients with or without mitral valve disease.