Improved Patient Survival With Concomitant Cox Maze III Procedure Compared With Heart Surgery Alone
Abstract
BackgroundThe benefit of the Cox Maze procedure combined with heart surgery was evaluated at long-term follow-up.MethodsThe outcome for 37 patients who underwent a Cox Maze III procedure combined with heart surgery (Maze group) was compared with that of 66 patients who had heart surgery alone (control group). All patients were in persistent atrial fibrillation preoperatively. The two groups had similar preoperative characteristics and were...
Paper Details
Title
Improved Patient Survival With Concomitant Cox Maze III Procedure Compared With Heart Surgery Alone
Published Date
Feb 1, 2009
Volume
87
Issue
2
Pages
440 - 446
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