STS Update: Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

Name: STS Update: Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
Uploaded: 2018-03-12T15:39:27+00:00
Duration: 3 min 23 s
Description: Dr. Marc Gillinov, Chairman, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, discusses recent data which states that surgeons should perform the MAZE procedure (surgical ablation) if a patient presents in the operating room with pre-existing atrial fibrillation. He addresses the questions: what type of surgical ablation should be performed and what energy source should be used?

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Dr. Marc Gillinov, Chairman, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, discusses recent data which states that surgeons should perform the MAZE procedure (surgical ablation) if a patient presents in the operating room with pre-existing atrial fibrillation. He addresses the questions: what type of surgical ablation should be performed and what energy source should be used?

Tags: maze procedureablationdr. marc gillinovcardiac surgerycleveland clinicafibatrial fibrillationheart

Appears In: Arrythmia

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