The Cox-maze IV procedure for lone atrial fibrillation: A single center experience in 100 consecutive patients

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-54

  Weimar, Timo ^a   Bailey, Marci S ^a   Watanabe, Yoshiyuki ^a   Marin, Donna ^a   Maniar, Hersh S ^a   Schuessler, Richard B ^a   Damiano Jr , Ralph J ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Cox maze procedure; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; AORTA CLAMPING; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COX MAZE IV PROCEDURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; STROKE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959573670     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-011-9547-3     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Thom, T., Haase, N., Rosamond, W., Howard, V. J., Rumsfeld, J., Manolio, T., et al. (2006). Heart disease and stroke statistics - 2006 update: a report from the American Heart Association Statistic Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Circulation, 113, e85-e151.
2. Feinberg, W. M., Blackshear, J. L., Laupacis, A., Kronmal, R., & Hart, R. G. (1995). Prevalence, age distribution, and gender of patients with atrial fibrillation: Analysis and implications. Archives of Internal Medicine, 155, 496-573.
3. Wolf, P. A., Abbott, R. D., & Kannel, W. B. (1991). Atrial fibrillation as an independent risk factor for stroke: The Framingham study. Stroke, 22, 983-988.
4. Marcus, G. M., & Sunf, R. J. (2001). Antiarrhythmic agents in facilitating electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation and promoting maintenance of sinus rhythm. Cardiology, 95, 1-8. (Pubitemid 32506953)
5. Gerstenfeld, E. P., Guerra, P., Sparks, P. B., Hattori, K., & Lesh, M. D. (2001). Clinical outcome after radiofrequency catheter ablation of focal atrial fibrillation triggers. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 12, 900-908. (Pubitemid 32751900)
6. Oral, H., Knight, B. P., Tada, H., et al. (2002). Pulmonary vein isolation for paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation. Circulation, 105, 1077-1081. (Pubitemid 34212617)
7. Cox, J. L., Schuessler, R. B., D'Agostino, H. J., Jr., Stone, C. M., Chang, B. C., Cain, M. E., et al. (1991). The surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. III. Development of a definitive surgical procedure. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 101, 569-583.
8. Cox, J. L., Schuessler, R. B., Lappas, D. G., & Boineau, J. P. (1996). An 8 1/2-year clinical experience with surgery for atrial fibrillation. Annals of Surgery, 224, 267-273.
9. Prasad, S. M., Maniar, H. S., Camillo, C. J., Schuessler, R. B., Boineau, J. P., Sundt, T. M., 3rd, et al. (2003). The Cox-Maze III procedure for atrial fibrillation: long-term efficacy in patients undergoing lone versus concomitant procedures. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 126, 1822-1828. (Pubitemid 38028565)
10. Calkins, H., Brugada, J., Packer, D. L., et al. (2007). HRS/EHRA/ECAS expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: recommendations for personnel, policy, procedures and follow-up. A report of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) task force on catheter on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm, 4, 816-681.
11. Viola, N., Williams, M. R., Oz, M. C., & Ad, N. (2002). The technology in use for the surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 14, 198-205.
12. Khargi, K., Hutten, B. A., Lemke, B., & Deneke, T. (2005). Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 27, 258-265. (Pubitemid 40193134)
13. Williams, M. R., Garrido, M., Oz, M. C., & Argenziano, M. (2004). Alternative energy sources for surgical atrial ablation. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 19, 201-206. (Pubitemid 38686255)
14. Cummings, J. E., Pacifico, A., Drago, J. L., Kilicaslan, F., & Natale, A. (2005). Alternative energy sources for the ablation of arrhythmias. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, 28, 434-443. (Pubitemid 40696307)
15. Prasad, S. M., Maniar, H. S., Schuessler, R. B., & Damiano, R. J., Jr. (2002). Chronic transmural atrial ablation by using bipolar radiofrequency energy on the beating heart. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 124, 708-713. (Pubitemid 36025349)
16. Prasad, S. M., Maniar, H. S., Diodato, M. D., Schuessler, R. B., & Damiano, R. J., Jr. (2003). Physiological consequences of bipolar radiofrequency on atria and pulmonary veins: a chronic animal study. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 76, 836-841.
17. Gaynor, S. L., Ishii, Y., Diodato, M. D., Prasad, S. M., Barnett, K. M., Damiano, N. R., et al. (2004). Successful performance of Cox-Maze procedure on beating heart using bipolar radiofrequency ablation: a feasible study in animals. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 78, 1671-1677. (Pubitemid 39423534)
18. Gaynor, S. L., Diodato, M. D., Prasad, S. M., Ishii, Y., Schuessler, R. B., Bailey, M. S., et al. (2004). A prospective single-center clinical trial of modified Cox maze procedure with bipolar radiofrequency ablation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 128, 535-542. (Pubitemid 39278387)
19. Damiano, R. J., Jr., Gaynor, S. L., Bailey, M., Prasad, S., Cox, J. L., Boineau, J. P., et al. (2003). The long-term outcome of patients with coronary disease and atrial fibrillation undergoing the Cox maze procedure. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 126, 2016-2021. (Pubitemid 38020767)
20. Lall, S. C., Melby, S. J., Voeller, R. K., Zierer, A., Bailey, M. S., Guthrie, T. J., et al. (2007). The effect of ablation technology on surgical outcome after the Cox-maze procedure: a propensity analysis. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 133, 389-396. (Pubitemid 46136264)
21. Melby, S. J., Zierer, A., Bailey, M. S., Cox, J. L., Lawton, J. S., Munfakh, N., et al. (2006). A new era in the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: The impact of ablation technology and lesion set on procedural efficacy. Annals of Surgery, 244(4), 583-592.
22. Lee, A. M., Clark, K., Bailey, M. S., Aziz, A., Schuessler, R. B., & Damiano, R. J., Jr. (2010). A minimally invasive Cox-maze procedure: operative technique and results. Innovations, 5(4), 281-286.
23. Schaff, H. V., Dearani, J. A., Daly, R. C., Orszulak, T. A., & Danielson, G. K. (2000). Cox-maze procedure for atrial fibrillation: Mayo clinic experience. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 12, 30-37.
24. Millar, R. C., Arcidi, J. M., Jr., & Alison, P. J. (2000). The maze III procedure for atrial fibrillation: should the indication be expanded? The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 70, 1580-1586.
25. Cox, J. L., Schuessler, R. B., & Boineau, J. P. (1991). The surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. I. Summary of the current concepts of mechanisms of atrial flutter atrial fibrillation. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 101, 402-405.
26. Cox, J. L., Canavan, T. E., Schuessler, R. B., Cain, M. E., Lindsay, B. D., Sone, C., et al. (1991). The surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. II. Intraoperative electrophysiologic mapping and description of the electrophysiologic basis of atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 101, 406-426.
27. Doll, N., Borger, M. A., Fabricius, A., Stephan, S., et al. (2003). Esophageal perforation during left atrial radiofrequency ablation: is the risk too high? The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 125, 836-842. (Pubitemid 36457504)
28. Klein, G. J., Harrison, L., Ideker, R. F., et al. (1979). Reaction of themyocardium to cryoenergy: electrophysiology and arrhythmogenic potential. Circulation, 59, 364-372. (Pubitemid 9138734)
29. Gage, A. M., Montes, M., & Gage, A. A. (1979). Freezing the canine thoracic aorta in situ. The Journal of Surgical Research, 27, 331-340. (Pubitemid 10192940)
30. Haïssaguerre, M., Jaïs, P., Shah, D. C., Takahashi, A., Hocini, M., Quiniou, G., et al. (1998). Spontaneous initiation of atrial fibrillation by ectopic beats originating in the pulmonary veins. The New England Journal of Medicine, 339(10), 659-666. (Pubitemid 28402090)
31. Cheema, A., Vasamreddy, C. R., Dalal, D., Marine, J. E., Dong, J., Henrikson, C. A., et al. (2006). Long-term single procedure efficacy of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, 15(3), 145-155. (Pubitemid 44510957)
32. Lo, L. W., Tai, C. T., Lin, Y. J., Chang, S. L., Udyavar, A. R., Hu, Y. F., et al. (2009). Predicting factors for atrial fibrillation acute termination during catheter ablation procedures: implications for catheter ablation strategy and long-term outcome. Heart Rhythm, 6(3), 311-318.
33. Han, F. T., Kasirajan, V., Kowalski, M., Kiser, R., Wolfe, L., Kalahasty, G., et al. (2009). Results of a minimally invasive surgical pulmonary vein isolation and ganglionic plexi ablation for atrial fibrillation: single-center experience with 12-month follow-up. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol., 2(4), 370-377.
34. Edgerton, J. R., Brinkman, W. T., Weaver, T., Prince, S. L., Culica, D., Herbert, M. A., et al. (2010). Pulmonary vein isolation and autonomic denervation for the management of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation by a minimally invasive approach. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 140(4), 823-828.
35. Mant, J., Hobbs, F. D. R., Fletcher, K., BAFTA Investigators, Midland Research Practices Network (MidReC), et al. (2007). Warfarin versus aspirin for stroke prevention in an elderly community population with atrial fibrillation (the Birmingham Atrial Fibrillation Treatment of the Aged Study, BAFTA): a randomized controlled trial. Lancet, 370, 493-503. (Pubitemid 47212371)
36. Finta, B., & Haines, D. E. (2004). Catheter ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation. Cardiology Clinics, 22, 127-145. (Pubitemid 38120384)
37. Voeller, R. K., Bailey, M. S., Zierer, A., Lall, S. C., Sakamoto, S., Aubuchon, K., et al. (2008). Isolating the entire posterior left atrium improves surgical outcome after the Cox maze procedure. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 135(4), 870-877.
38. Damiano, R. J., Jr., Schwartz, F. H., Bailey, M. S., Maniar, H. S., Munfakh, N. A., Moon, M. R., et al. (2011). The Cox-maze IV procedure: predictors of late recurrence. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 141(1), 113-121.