Initial experience with a modified left atrial maze procedure concomitant to cardiac surgery

Abstract

The modified maze procedure in combination with cardiac surgical interventions proved to be easy, quick and reliable to perform. The early results suggest a high success rate of this technique. The long-term results have to be verified with further, regular follow-up examinations of the patients.

Superiority of cut-and-sew technique for the Cox maze procedure: Comparison with radiofrequency ablation

“…Alternate energy sources and alternate lesion sets have been proposed and used clinically in the interest of simplifying the procedure. [1][2][3][4] Both on-pump and off-pump mazelike procedures have been described with epicardial as well as endocardial application of energy. 5,6 The impact of these modifications on the effectiveness of curing AF, however, remains unclear.…”

Vorhofflimmern - Therapie

“…Die Maze-Operation als chirurgisches Therapieverfahren von Vorhofflimmern kommt insbesondere bei Patienten mit Indikation zur Mitralklappenchirurgie zum Einsatz. Durch die intraoperative Hochfrequenzstromablation im Rahmen einer modifizierten Maze-Prozedur konnte das Verfahren wesentlich vereinfacht werden(9). Bei Patienten, die unter einer rezidivprophylaktischen Therapie mit Klasse-IC-Antiarrhythmika bzw.…”