Abstract Objective The Cox maze IV procedure (CMPIV) has been established as the gold
standard for surgical ablation; however, late outcomes using current consensus definitions …

Objective Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is indicated both in patients with AF
undergoing concomitant cardiac surgery and in those who have not responded to medical …

BACKGROUND: The Cox-maze procedure is the standard to which other surgical treatments
of atrial fibrillation (AF) are compared. However, evaluation of new devices and lesion sets is …

OBJECTIVES: The Cox maze III procedure achieved high cure rates and became the
surgical gold standard for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. Because of its invasiveness, a …

Background The study sought to assess the long-term outcomes of the stand-alone Cox-
Maze IV procedure in symptomatic patients with refractory, persistent, or long-standing …

Background The Cox Maze-IV procedure (CMP-IV) has replaced the Cox Maze-III procedure
as the most common approach for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). The Food …

For two decades, the cut-and-sew Cox-maze III procedure was the gold standard for the
surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) and has proven to be effective at eliminating AF …

Background Catheter-based ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) performed percutaneously is
shown to be limited in patients with nonparoxysmal AF (non-PAF). The full Cox-Maze …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and the treatment options
include medical treatment and catheter-based or surgical interventions. AF is a major cause …

Abstract Purpose The Cox-maze III procedure (CMP) has achieved high success rates for
the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). In 2002, our group introduced a simplified …