Key result
Cox-maze III provides effective surgical AF treatment and anchors modern ablation strategies.
Why the study?
Effective surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation required overcoming numerous challenges, culminating in the Cox-maze III procedure which enabled consistent outcome evaluation and further technique development.
Cox-maze III established the benchmark lesion set for surgical AF ablation; extends foundational principles to modern techniques but leaves optimal adaptations open.
Numerous challenges were overcome to develop an effective approach to the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), the end result of which was the Cox-maze III procedure (1). Evaluation of outcomes following this procedure was facilitated by the consistency in lesion sets and guaranteed transmurality. Furthermore, since its inception, it has served as the foundation for the further development and evolution of contemporary techniques for surgical ablation of AF.
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John M. Stulak (2015) conducted a review in Atrial fibrillation. Cox-maze III procedure was evaluated. The Cox-maze III procedure established an effective approach to surgical atrial fibrillation treatment and serves as the foundation for contemporary surgical ablation techniques.
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