Freedom from atrial arrhythmias after classic maze III surgery: A 10-year experience

Abstract

This study shows that the favorable results of the maze III procedure in terms of freedom from supraventricular arrhythmias persist in most patients for at least 4 years.

Clinical outcomes of Fontan conversion surgery with and without associated arrhythmia intervention

“…In a series of Maze procedures performed in patients with concomitant mitral surgery, freedom from supraventricular arrhythmias was 64% [24]. We noted that late atrial tachycardia (N3 months postoperatively) occurred in 28% of our Maze patients, which is somewhat higher than the 20% noted recently in a series of 64 survivors [25].…”

Refining the Assessment of Stroke Risk After the Maze Procedure

“…In 265 patients followed for up to 11.5 years after surgery, only 1 stroke was reported (6). Over a mean follow-up period of 4 years, no strokes were reported in 139 patients undergoing the procedure for lone atrial fibrillation, and 2 strokes were reported in 64 patients (3%) with concomitant cardiac surgery (7). In a recent series of 435 patients with concomitant mitral valve repair or replacement, 6 strokes (1.4%) occurred over a mean follow-up period of 40.6 months (8).…”

Current Hot Potatoes in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

“…During the procedure all pulmonary veins are isolated by a box lesion. High rates of arrhythmia-free outcome have been reported after the Cox-maze III and IV procedures, although procedure technique, type of AF and type of follow-up are heterogeneous among different studies and outcome tends to be better after the cut and sew Cox-maze procedure [96-99]. But most importantly, the success of the Cox-maze procedure proved that atrial compartmentalization by a set of linear lesions can effectively suppress AF.…”