Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly Patients with the Cox Maze Procedure Concurrently with Other Cardiac Operations

Background: In elderly patients who have atrial fibrillation (AF), surgical ablation of the arrhythmia during cardiac surgery may be challenging. Despite the reported advantages of ablating AF with the Cox maze procedure (CMP), the addition of the CMP may complicate other cardiac operations. We ev...

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Main Authors: Ja Hong Kuh, Joon Young Song, Tae Youn Kim, Jong Hun Kim, Jong Bum Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2017-06-01
Series:Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.kjtcvs.org/journal/download_pdf.php?doi=10.5090/kjtcs.2017.50.3.171