The late outcomes, reported by Dr Matthew Henn (Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO) and colleagues, are retrospective and based on procedures performed at a single center but are ...

Feb. 12, 2007 -- Physicians have an effective new option for treating atrial fibrillation, a common irregular heart rhythm that can cause stroke. Heart surgeons at Washington University School of ...

The traditional Cox maze III consists of a series of complex biatrial incisions. The classic Cox maze III carries with it a risk of increased bleeding, [99] operative time [100] and requires CPB. The ...

The radiofrequency clamp procedure is quicker and easier than the original "cut and sew" Cox-Maze procedure, which was developed by James Cox, M.D., at Washington University in 1987. The original ...

St. Louis has been a hub for the Maze surgical procedure for atrial fibrillation since Dr. James Cox pioneered it at Washington University in 1987. Now it's being performed in faster, less invasive ...

Millions of people across the United States suffer from irregular heartbeat, a condition known as atrial fibrillation, or afib. It occurs when the upper and lower chambers of the heart beat out of ...

Heart surgeons report that by adding a simple 10-20 second step to an operative procedure they achieved a significant improvement in the outcome for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation.

Physicians have an effective new option for treating atrial fibrillation, a common irregular heart rhythm that can cause stroke. Heart surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ...

Heart surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report that by adding a simple 10-20 second step to an operative procedure they achieved a significant improvement in the ...