Mini-Maze Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation: Mid-Term Outcomes from a Community Hospital
Description
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most prevalent arrythmia, is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Medical management is often cumbersome while catheter-based ablation procedures have modest results at best. Surgical treatment of AF began with the Cox Maze which remains the gold standard. Minimally invasive Maze procedures (Mini-Maze) have been proposed to capture proven results without needing open surgery. This study attempts to determine if Mini-Maze offers a safe and viable alternative to catheter-based ablation procedures.
Mini-Maze Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation: Mid-Term Outcomes from a Community Hospital
Philadelphia Campus
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most prevalent arrythmia, is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Medical management is often cumbersome while catheter-based ablation procedures have modest results at best. Surgical treatment of AF began with the Cox Maze which remains the gold standard. Minimally invasive Maze procedures (Mini-Maze) have been proposed to capture proven results without needing open surgery. This study attempts to determine if Mini-Maze offers a safe and viable alternative to catheter-based ablation procedures.