Background: There was limited evidence on the clinical benefits of the concomitant Cox-Maze procedure with aortic valve replacement (AVR) in patients with atrial fibrillation. This study aimed to ...
In 1987, Dr. James L. Cox performed the first maze procedure for surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation. 1 Previous efforts at surgical correction were not uniformly successful, and some procedures ...
Vanhooser said the new procedure is just a better and quicker way of doing a procedure doctors already know works. It is an adaptation of the Cox Maze and offers a safer, quicker and less extensive ...