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ICD-9-CM. 37.33. [ edit on Wikidata] The Cox maze procedure, also known as maze procedure, is a type of heart surgery for atrial fibrillation . "Maze" refers to the series of incisions arranged in a maze -like pattern in the atria. Today, various methods of minimally invasive maze procedures, collectively named minimaze procedures, are used.
Minimaze procedure. ICD-9-CM. 37.33. [ edit on Wikidata] The mini-maze procedures are cardiac surgery procedures intended to cure atrial fibrillation (AF), a common disturbance of heart rhythm. They are procedures derived from the original maze procedure developed by James Cox, MD .
Radiofrequency ablation ( RFA ), also called fulguration, [ 1] is a medical procedure in which part of the electrical conduction system of the heart, tumor or other dysfunctional tissue is ablated using the heat generated from medium frequency alternating current (in the range of 350–500 kHz). [ 2] RFA is generally conducted in the outpatient ...
Catheter ablation is a procedure that uses radio-frequency energy or other sources to terminate or modify a faulty electrical pathway from sections of the heart of those who are prone to developing cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
315,000 with atrial flutter (2019) [ 10] Atrial fibrillation ( AF, AFib or A-fib) is an abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) characterized by rapid and irregular beating of the atrial chambers of the heart. [ 11][ 12] It often begins as short periods of abnormal beating, which become longer or continuous over time. [ 4]
A worldwide survey of the outcomes of 8745 ablation procedures [63] demonstrated a 52% success rate (ranging from 14.5% to 76.5% among centers), with an additional 23.9% of patients becoming asymptomatic with addition of an antiarrhythmic medication. In 27.3% of patients, more than one procedure was required to attain these results.
Alcohol septal ablation (ASA) is a minimally invasive heart procedure to treat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). [1]It is a percutaneous, minimally invasive procedure performed by an interventional cardiologist to relieve symptoms and improve functional status in eligible patients with severely symptomatic HCM who meet strict clinical, anatomic and physiologic selection criteria.
The left atrial appendage can be purposefully occluded (i.e. closed) to help prevent the formation of clots in one of two ways. The Lariat procedure is a surgical procedure that can be performed to ligate the left atrial appendage from outside the heart. Endovascular implant is a catheter-based procedure used to place an occlusion device inside ...