Abstract Objective The Cox maze procedure (CM) is safe and effective for all atrial fibrillation
(AF) types. A recent randomized trial found alarming rates of pacemaker implantation (PMI) …

Objective Newly published guidelines made the highest level recommendation for surgical
treatment for atrial fibrillation. However, the number of patients without a mitral valve …

Background Benefits of concomitant atrial fibrillation (AF) surgical treatment are well
established. Cardiac societies support treating AF during cardiac surgery with a class I …

Background The Cox-maze III (CM-III) procedure is the gold standard for surgical treatment
of atrial fibrillation (AF). Excellent short-term results have been reported, but long-term …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) duration is one of the most consistent predictors of Cox
maze (CM) procedure failure. We examined the impact of AF duration on CM success in …

Background The majority of patients undergoing surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF)
worldwide receive a concomitant mitral valve (MV) procedure. This study compared …

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 …

Objective Atrial fibrillation (AF) management suggests that women do not tolerate
medication rhythm control strategies as well as men do; however, AF percutaneous catheter …

OBJECTIVES: Since its introduction in 1987, the Cox-maze procedure has been the gold
standard for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. At our institution, this procedure has …

Objectives Cardiac surgery patients with atrial fibrillation face increased risks for
perioperative morbidity and decreased survival, yet only 39% of patients presenting with …