Heart surgeons specially trained in the Maze procedure should perform this procedure. The Maze procedure takes place in an operating room in a hospital.
The Maze procedure, also known as the Cox-Maze procedure, is a surgical treatment for chronic atrial fibrillation. The procedure restores the heart's normal rhythm by surgically interrupting the conduction of abnormal impulses
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The traditional Maze procedure takes about an hour to perform, while the surgical pulmonary vein isolation procedure generally takes only a few minutes to perform.
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The overall operative mortality for patients undergoing the Maze procedure is 3%. The mortality rate increases among patients over age 65.
The average age of patients undergoing this procedure is about 52.
The Maze procedure is major surgery and patients may experience any of the normal complications associated with major surgery and anesthesia, such as the risk of bleeding, pneumonia, or infection.
Therefore, the Maze procedure may be performed in combination with coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), valve repair, valve replacement, or other cardiac surgery.
Full recovery from the Maze procedure takes six to eight weeks. Upon release from the hospital, the patient will feel weak because of the extended bed rest in the hospital.
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This procedure is performed by a general surgeon.