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Record Nr.

UNINA9910583091103321

Autore

Philpott Jonathan

Titolo

Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation : a comprehensive guide to performing the Cox Maze IV Procedure / / Jonathan M. Philpott, Christian W. Zemlin, Ralph Damiano

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Academic Press, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

0-12-804672-4

0-12-804671-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (340 pages)

Disciplina

617.412

Soggetti

Atrial fibrillation - Surgery

Atrial fibrillation - Treatment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Foundations and fundamentals -- Outcome tracking is critical to success -- Maze indications, perioperative management, and expected success rates -- The art and science of making effective maze ablation lines -- Mastering the intitial dissection and cannulation -- Overview of the right atrial lesion set of the Maze-IV -- The vertical atriotomy -- The intercaval line -- The modified and the classic right atrial appendage line -- The classic right atrial appendage circuit interruption line (Classic RAA line) -- Tricuspid caval isthmus line -- Overview of the left side of the Maze-IV lesion set -- Box pulmonary vein isolation -- LAA line and appendage amputation/exclusion -- The mitral valve isthmus line -- Intraoperative testing -- Sequencing overview and coronary artery bypass implications -- Sequencing examples using the modified MVI CS ablation line technique.