Modification of the maze procedure for atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation. II. Surgical technique of the maze III procedure.
The operative technique of the maze III procedure for the treatment of patients with medically refractory atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation is described in a sequential fashion. The accompanying diagrams of the procedure are illustrated from the view of the operating surgeon.
Cox
J L
JL
Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Mo, USA.
Jaquiss
R D
RD
Schuessler
R B
RB
Boineau
J P
JP
D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans