Chicago, IL - Heart surgeon Dr Patrick McCarthy (Northwestern Cardiovascular Institute, Chicago, IL) successfully performed a simplified maze procedure without a heart-lung bypass machine last week in ...

What Is the Maze Procedure (Surgical Ablation)? If you have an irregular heartbeat caused by atrial fibrillation (AFib), you may need surgery to restore your normal heart rhythm. This is called the ...

Atrial fibrillation (Afib) is one of the most common heart rhythm disorders, affecting millions worldwide. It occurs when the upper chambers of the heart (atria) beat irregularly and out of sync with ...

Doctors use two basic types of ablation to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib). Catheter ablation happens through a thin, flexible tube that goes into a blood vessel in your leg or neck. Surgical ...

August 28, 2012 (Munich, Germany) — Surgical ablation when added to cardiac and/or valvular surgery in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) results in significantly more patients being in normal ...

The field of atrial fibrillation is evolving rapidly. Although a medical rhythm control strategy has not proven to be beneficial for survival, new interventional therapies have improved the rate of ...

James L. Cox, MD, professor of cardiac surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Dr. Cox is recognized as the innovator of the Maze procedure and is primarily ...