The Outcome of the Cox Maze Procedure in Patients With Previous Percutaneous Catheter Ablation to Treat Atrial Fibrillation Niv Ad, MD, Linda Henry, PhD, RN, Sharon Hunt, MBA, Sari D. Holmes, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 91, Issue 5, Pages 1371-1377 (May 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.026 Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Return to sinus rhythm (SR) rate. (AA = antiarrhythmic drugs; NSR = normal sinus rhythm.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 91, 1371-1377DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.026) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Postsurgical ablations (n = 4). (AFlutter = atrial flutter; AT = atrial tachycardia; PVI = pulmonary vein isolation; SR = sinus rhythm; SVT = supraventricular tachycardia.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 91, 1371-1377DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.026) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Patient survival after surgical ablation. (PO = postoperative.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 91, 1371-1377DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.026) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Change in health-related quality of life over time. Norm-based Short Form (NBS) 12 health-related quality of life. (GH = general health.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 91, 1371-1377DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.026) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Change in patient-reported atrial fibrillation symptom frequency and severity from baseline to 6 months after surgical ablation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 91, 1371-1377DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.026) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions