Maze Procedure

A surgical treatment in which heart tissue is scarred (cut-and-sew method), excised or otherwise destroyed in an open chest approach to direct electrical signals through a more controlled path via the ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE. It is often used to restore normal rhythms in ATRIAL FIBRILLATION.

Also Known As:

Cox Maze III Procedure; Cox Maze III Surgery; Cox Maze IV Procedure; Cox-Maze Operation; Cox-Maze Procedure; Left-sided Maze Procedure; Maze Ablation; Maze III Procedure; Maze IV Procedure; Maze Surgery; Mini Maze Procedure; Ablation, Maze; Cox Maze Operation; Cox Maze Procedure; Cox-Maze Operations; Left sided Maze Procedure; Left-sided Maze Procedures; Maze Ablations; Maze III Procedures; Maze IV Procedures; Maze Procedure, Left-sided; Maze Procedure, Mini; Maze Procedures; Maze Surgeries; Mini Maze Procedures; Procedure, Maze III; Procedure, Maze IV

Operative Surgical Procedures: 35827
- Ablation Techniques: 799
  - Maze Procedure: 839
- Thoracic Surgical Procedures: 99
  - Cardiac Surgical Procedures: 409
    - Maze Procedure: 839
- Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures: 39
  - Cardiac Surgical Procedures: 409
    - Maze Procedure: 839

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