Superiority of cut-and-sew technique for the Cox maze procedure: Comparison with radiofrequency ablation John M. Stulak, MD, Joseph A. Dearani, MD, Thoralf.

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Superiority of cut-and-sew technique for the Cox maze procedure: Comparison with radiofrequency ablation John M. Stulak, MD, Joseph A. Dearani, MD, Thoralf M. Sundt, MD, Richard C. Daly, MD, Christopher G.A. McGregor, MD, Kenton J. Zehr, MD, Hartzell V. Schaff, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 133, Issue 4, Pages 1022-1027 (April 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.09.115 Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Actuarial freedom from AF between the RF and CS maze groups. Significance (P < .05) was detected at 12 and 15 months between treatment groups. AF, atrial fibrillation; RF, radiofrequency ablation group; CS, cut-and-sew. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 1022-1027DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.09.115) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Freedom from AF at interval contact between the RF and CS maze (RFM and CSM) groups. Significance (P < .05) was detected at 12 and 15 months between treatment groups. AF, atrial fibrillation; RF, radiofrequency ablation group; CS, cut-and-sew. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 1022-1027DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.09.115) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions