SAN ANTONIO -- The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) made a big push for left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion in updated guidelines for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (Afib). In this ...
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 ...
PITTSBURGH, – The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is one of nine centers in the United States to evaluate an experimental surgical "pen" for the treatment of the most common cardiac ...
Treatment of supraventricular arrhythmias varies according to rhythm, rate, and hemodynamic stability. Therapeutic modalities include pharmacologic therapy, electrical cardioversion, ablation, and/or ...
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