1. Impact of the maze procedure on the stroke rate in patients with atrial fibrillation 
James L. Cox, MD, Niv Ad, MD, Terry Palazzo, RN, MS 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 118, Issue 5, Pages (November 1999)
DOI: /S (99)
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2. Fig. 1
Stroke rate curves for patients with atrial fibrillation treated nonsurgically3-13 compared with patients with atrial fibrillation treated with the maze procedure. The curves are described below as beginning at the top curve and progressing downward to the bottom curve. Top curve, Atrial fibrillation, positive risk factors, previous thromboembolism, no anticoagulation; second curve, atrial fibrillation, positive risk factors, no previous thromboembolism, no anticoagulation; third curve, atrial fibrillation, positive risk factors, previous thromboembolism, anticoagulation; fourth curve, atrial fibrillation, positive risk factors, no previous thromboembolism, anticoagulation; fifth curve, atrial fibrillation, no risk factors, no previous thromboembolism, no anticoagulation; bottom curve, After the maze procedure.
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