Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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The Cox-Maze Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation not Associated with Mitral Valve Disease -Report of three cases-

승모판막질환을 동반하지 않은 심방세동에서의 Cox-Maze 술식 -3례 보고-

  • 강창현 (서울대학교병원 흉부외과, 서울대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 김기봉 (서울대학교병원 흉부외과, 서울대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
  • Published : 1998.12.01
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Abstract

The Cox-Maze procedure was developed as a cure for atrial fibrillation. The recovery rate of both atrial contractility is reported low in the atrial fibrillation associated with mitral valvular heart disease than that of loan atrial fibrillation. We performed the Cox-Maze procedure (Maze III) in three cases who suffered from non-mitral heart diseases associated with atrial fibrillation: A ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm, a ventricular septal defect, and an aortic stenoinsufficiency. The Cox-Maze procedure was performed concomitantly with correction of the underlying heart disease. Conversion to sinus rhythm was achieved in all three patients, and both right and left atrial mechanical activities could be identified echocardiographically after three postoperative months.

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