2024年4月9日 · Atrial fibrillation ablation is a treatment for an irregular and often very fast heartbeat called atrial fibrillation (AFib). The treatment uses heat or cold energy to create tiny scars in an area of the heart. The signals that tell the heart to beat can't pass through scar tissue. So the treatment helps block faulty signals that cause AFib.

2022年12月15日 · What happens during an ablation procedure for AFib? Ablation can either be done surgically — usually when undergoing heart surgery for another reason, such as getting a heart valve fixed....

2023年3月29日 · What are the surgical procedures for atrial fibrillation (afib)? The American Heart Association explains the procedures for afib that require surgery, such as pacemakers and the Open-heart maze procedure.

Atrial fibrillation ablation is a procedure to treat atrial fibrillation. It uses small burns or freezes to cause some scarring on the inside of the heart to help break up the electrical signals that cause irregular heartbeats.

This manuscript aims to review the current knowledge in the field of surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF), including a brief discussion regarding the standard Maze procedure, its variants, minimally invasive thoracoscopic procedures and hybrid treatments, which briefly summarizes the advantages and differences between each technique.

2023年3月13日 · What Is the Maze Procedure (Surgical Ablation)? If you have an irregular heartbeat caused by atrial fibrillation (AFib), you may need surgery to make your heart rhythm normal again. This is...

For those undergoing other cardiac surgical procedures, all patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation should be considered for surgical ablation, regardless of whether antiarrhythmic medications have been started.

Catheter ablation is a way to treat irregular heartbeats, or arrhythmias, like atrial fibrillation (AFib), atrial flutter, or supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). It destroys the...

2023年4月7日 · Doctors can do this procedure in a hospital to correct an uneven heart rhythm. It works by scarring or getting rid of tissue in your heart to stop faulty electrical signals caused by AFib....

We perform over 100 surgical ablations every year for atrial fibrillation. Many patients are treated with an open-chest operation called a Maze procedure, which is highly effective for a wide range of atrial fibrillation patients. It can be a cure, but is highly invasive, requiring open-heart surgery and heart lung bypass.