TY - JOUR
T1 - Ablation technology for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation
AU - Melby, Spencer J.
AU - Schuessler, Richard B.
AU - Damiano, Ralph J.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The Cox maze procedure for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation has been simplified from its original cut-and-sew technique. Various energy sources now exist which create linear lines of ablation that can be used to replace the original incisions, greatly facilitating the surgical approach. This review article describes the anatomy of the atria that must be considered in choosing a successful energy source. Furthermore the device characteristics, safety profile, mechanism of tissue injury, and ability to create transmural lesions of the various energy sources that have been used in the Cox maze procedure, along with the strengths and weaknesses of each device is discussed.
AB - The Cox maze procedure for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation has been simplified from its original cut-and-sew technique. Various energy sources now exist which create linear lines of ablation that can be used to replace the original incisions, greatly facilitating the surgical approach. This review article describes the anatomy of the atria that must be considered in choosing a successful energy source. Furthermore the device characteristics, safety profile, mechanism of tissue injury, and ability to create transmural lesions of the various energy sources that have been used in the Cox maze procedure, along with the strengths and weaknesses of each device is discussed.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84883622985&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/MAT.0b013e3182a394f1
DO - 10.1097/MAT.0b013e3182a394f1
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23995989
AN - SCOPUS:84883622985
VL - 59
SP - 461
EP - 468
JO - ASAIO Journal
JF - ASAIO Journal
SN - 1058-2916
IS - 5
ER -