Ten-year Experience With the Cox-Maze Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation: How Do We Define Success? John M. Stulak, MD, Thoralf M. Sundt, MD, Joseph A. Dearani, MD, Richard C. Daly, MD, Thomas A. Orsulak, MD, Hartzell V. Schaff, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 83, Issue 4, Pages 1319-1324 (April 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.11.007 Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Biatrial maze (♦). The Kaplan-Meier curve demonstrating the freedom from atrial fibrillation in patients who have undergone a Cox-maze procedure. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 83, 1319-1324DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.11.007) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Rhythm at interval contact. Electrocardiographic rhythm for patients at interval contact after having undergone a Cox-maze procedure. (AF = atrial fibrillation; PPM = permanent pacemaker; SR = sinus rhythm.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 83, 1319-1324DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.11.007) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Freedom from atrial fibrillation (AF). Kaplan-Meier curve demonstrating freedom from AF in patients who have undergone a Cox-maze procedure separated according to lone preoperative paroxysmal AF (■), lone preoperative chronic AF (♦), and combine maze-mitral valve surgery (•). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 83, 1319-1324DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.11.007) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions