The Cox-Maze procedure is an effective and successful method of surgical ablation. However, for lone atrial fibrillation cases, invasive sternotomy is not feasible. Patients with persistent atrial fibrillation can benefit by combining left atrial endocardial and epicardial interventions. A step-by-step approach of this hybrid totally thoracoscopic maze procedure is demonstrated in this video.
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October 4, 2019
AATS is accepting abstracts and videos for its 100th Annual Meeting taking place April 25-28, 2020, and Aortic Symposium taking place April 23-24, 2020, with both events occurring in New York City.
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October 2, 2019
Find them here: outstanding sessions from the 33rd EACTS Annual Meeting which took place in Lisbon, Portugal.
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October 1, 2019
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September 30, 2019
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September 27, 2019
Don't miss the livestreaming of the 33rd EACTS Annual Meeting taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, October 3-5, 2019. Select sessions will stream live on CTSNet.
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