The Maze procedure is a type of heart surgery that treats atrial fibrillation (AFib)—a common type of arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) that causes your heart to beat irregularly and sometimes more ...

The Cox-Maze procedure corrects atrial fibrillation in 90% of patients, and successful operation restores sinus rhythm, thereby reducing risks of thromboembolism and anticoagulant-associated ...

The traditional Cox maze III consists of a series of complex biatrial incisions. The classic Cox maze III carries with it a risk of increased bleeding, [99] operative time [100] and requires CPB.