“…after the cox-Maze III procedure was introduced in 1988, it was considered the "gold standard" to eliminate aF, but it is an extremely complex procedure, also called the 'cut-andsew-Maze' [4,5]. Instead of using incisions, the surgical radiofrequency ablation maze procedure is a mini maze procedure, which uses radiofrequency energy to scar the tissue and create a conduction block to stop errant electrical signals [16][17][18][19]. In this study, a bipolar rF ablation clamp was used in all patients, which had a higher rate of transmurality and was more effective than unipolar devices.…”