Intraoperative Modified Cox Mini-Maze Procedure for Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Yong Qiang Cui, MD, PhD, Ling Bo Sun, MD, PhD, Yan Li, MD, Chun Lei Xu, MD, Jie Han, MD, Hui Li, MD, Xu Meng, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 85, Issue 4, Pages 1283-1289 (April 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.12.037 Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Lesion pattern of modified Cox mini-Maze procedure. (LA = left atrium; RA = right atrium.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1283-1289DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.12.037) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Postoperative use of amiodarone, using the Kaplan-Meier curve. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1283-1289DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.12.037) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Frequencies of electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring (dark gray boxes) and Holter monitoring (light gray boxes) during follow-up. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1283-1289DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.12.037) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Percentage of patients in sinus rhythm in both groups at interval contact. (Lighter shaded bars = modified mini-Maze; darker shaded bars = Cox Maze III.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1283-1289DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.12.037) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Kaplan-Meier curve demonstrating freedom from atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients who have undergone the modified mini-Maze procedure. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1283-1289DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.12.037) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions