Articles and Studies About The "MAZE" Procedure

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MAZE facts and explanation

Atrial Fibrillation and the MAZE
MAZE procedure - Society of Thoracic Surgeons Atrial Fibrillation treatments
Maze Procedure Drops Stroke Rate Cox earns distinguished scientist award
What is the Cox-Maze procedure? What is atrial fibrillation?
MAZE Procedure - State University of NY Slicing a quivering heart to make it beat
New Program In Surgical Electrophysiology AHA - Role of the MAZE procedure

 

Articles and studies from Thoracic surgeons

 

The maze III procedure for atrial fibrillation: should the indications be expanded? - Dr. R.C. Millar Mitral valve replacement with homograft and Maze III procedure. - Dr. R.C. Millar
The Maze procedure: the LDS Hospital experience. - Dr. R.C. Millar Evolution of the maze III procedure: are modifications necessary? - Dr. R.C. Millar
New surgical and catheter-based modifications of the Maze procedure. - Cox JL, Ad N. Stroke prevention as an indication for the Maze procedure in the treatment of atrial fibrillation. - Ad N, Cox JL.
The Maze-III procedure combined with valve surgery. - Cox JL, Ad N, Palazzo T, Fitzpatrick S, Suyderhoud JP, DeGroot KW, Pirovic EA, Lou HC, Duvall WZ, Kim YD. Current status of the Maze procedure for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. - Cox JL, Ad N, Palazzo T, Fitzpatrick S, Suyderhoud JP, DeGroot KW, Pirovic EA, Lou HC, Duvall WZ, Kim YD.
  The importance of cryoablation of the coronary sinus during the Maze procedure. - Cox JL, Ad N.
The Cox-Maze procedure: the Cleveland Clinic experience. - McCarthy PM, Gillinov AM, Castle L, Chung M, Cosgrove D 3rd. Results of Maze Surgery for Lone Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation - Emile R. Jessurun, MD; Norbert M. van Hemel, MD; Jo A. M. T. Defauw, MD; Monique A. M. Stofmeel, MD; Johannes C. Kelder, MD; Aart Brutel de la Rivière, MD; Jef M. P. G. Ernst, MD
Long-term follow-up of atrial contraction after the maze procedure in patients with mitral valve disease The efficacy of the Cox/maze procedure combined with mitral valve surgery: a matched control study.

Atrial ablation using an IRK-151 infrared coagulator in canine model. - Kubota H, Takamoto S, Takeshita M, Miyaji K, Kotsuka Y, Furuse A.

Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation with maze procedure by radiofrequency ablation. - Du R, Cai Z, Wang Y, Zheng Q.
[Atrial fibrillation: healing by focal high frequency catheter ablation]? - Kalusche D, Arentz T, Haissaguerre M. Modifications of the Cox-Maze III procedure. - Kim KB, Huh JH, Kang CH, Ahn H, Sohn DW.
Results of the surgical treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation.  - Kalil RA, Albrecht A, Lima GG, Vasconcellos D, Cunha B, Hatem D, Moreno P, Abrahao R, Sant'Anna JR, Prates PR, Nesralla IA. [The maze operation--surgical therapy of chronic atrial fibrillation: modification to mini-maze operation]. -
Szalay ZA, Skwara W, Pitschner HF, Faude I, Klovekorn WP, Bauer EP.
Linear lesions in myocardium created by Nd:YAG laser using diffusing optical fibers: in vitro and in vivo results. - Fried NM, Lardo AC, Berger RD, Calkins H, Halperin HR. Mini-maze suffices as adjunct to mitral valve surgery in patients with preoperative atrial fibrillation. - Tuinenburg AE, Van Gelder IC, Tieleman RG, Grandjean JG, Huet RC, van der Maaten JM, Pieper EG, De Kam PJ, Ebels T, Crijns HJ.
The Maze operation for treatment of atrial fibrillation. Early clinical experience in a Scandinavian institution. - Albage A, van der Linden J, Lindblom D, Kenneback G, Nygren AT, Svedenhag J, Bengtsson L. Survival and sinus rhythm maintenance after modified Cox/maze procedure and mitral valve operation in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation.
In vivo and in vitro study of radio-frequency application with a new long linear probe: implication for the maze operation. - Shimoike E, Kaji Y, Ueda N, Maruyama T, Kanaya S, Niho Y. Effects of the maze operation on health-related quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation. - Lonnerholm S, Blomstrom P, Nilsson L, Oxelbark S, Jideus L, Blomstrom-Lundqvist C.
Non-pharmacological treatments for atrial fibrillation. A critical perspective on the status quo. - Murgatroyd FD, Leenhardt A. [Maze procedure for chronic atrial fibrillation associated with mitral valve disease]. - Wang Z, Zhang B, Zhu J.
Treatment of atrial fibrillation using the Maze procedure: the Japanese experience. - Kosakai Y. Cox-Maze procedure for atrial fibrillation: Mayo Clinic experience. - Schaff HV, Dearani JA, Daly RC, Orszulak TA, Danielson GK.
Partial maze procedure is effective treatment for chronic atrial fibrillation associated with valve disease. - Takami Y, Yasuura K, Takagi Y, Ohara Y, Watanabe T, Usui A, Masumoto H, Sakai Y, Teranishi K. Influence of the maze procedure on the treatment of rheumatic atrial fibrillation - evaluation of rhythm control and clinical outcome in a comparative study. - Jatene MB, Marcial MB, Tarasoutchi F, Cardoso RA, Pomerantzeff P, Jatene AD.
Evaluation of the heart rate and arrhythmias following the maze procedure for chronic atrial fibrillation. - Cunha B, Kalil RA, Albrecht AS, Lima GG, Kruse JC. Medium-term results after the modified Cox/Maze procedure combined with other cardiac surgery. - Izumoto H, Kawazoe K, Eishi K, Kamata J.

 

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