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Last updated: 11/24/2009
BOOKS
McGoon, Michael D., ed. and Bernard J. Gersh. Mayo ClinicHeart Book: The Ultimate Guide to Heart Health, Second Edition. New York: William Morrow and Co., Inc., 2000.
Topol, Eric J. Cleveland Clinic...
Heart Book: The DefinitiveGuide for the Entire Family from the Nation's Leading Heart Center. New York: Hyperion, 2000.
Trout, Darrell, and Ellen Welch. Surviving with Heart: TakingCharge of Your Heart Care. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing, 2002.
PERIODICALS
Benjamin, E. J., P. A. Wolf, R. B. D'Agostino, H. Silbershatz, W. B. Kannel, and D. Levy. "Impact of Atrial Fibrillation on the Risk of Death: The Framingham Heart Study."Circulation, 98 (1998): 946–952.
Wyse, D. G., et al. "Atrial Fibrillation: A Risk Factor for Increased Mortality—An AVID Registry Analysis."Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, 5 (2001): 267–273.
ORGANIZATIONS
American College of Cardiology. Heart House. 9111 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda, MD 20814-1699. (800) 253-4636 ext. 694 or (301) 897-5400.
American Heart Association. 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75231. (800) 242-8721 or (214) 373-6300.
The Cleveland Clinic Heart Center, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. 9500 Euclid Avenue, F25, Cleveland, OH 44195. (800) 223-2273 ext. 46697 or (216) 444-6697.
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. National Institutes of Health. Building 1. 1 Center Dr., Bethesda, MD 20892. E-mail:
Texas Heart Institute. Heart Information Service. P.O. Box 20345, Houston, TX 77225-0345.
North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology. 6Strathmore Rd., Natick, MA 01760-2499. (508) 647-0100.
OTHER
The Heart: An Online Exploration. The Franklin Institute Science Museum. 222 North 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103. (215) 448-1200.
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Atrial fibrillation is disease caused when electrical tissues in the atrium of the heart fire inappropriately and cause ineffective and chaotic heart contraction. This narrated animation shows one surgical treatment for atrial fibrillation called the mini-maze procedure. The mini-maze procedure lesions part of the heart to break the "circuit" of improper electrical firing in the heart.
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Definition
The Maze procedure, also known as the Cox-Maze procedure, is a surgical treatment for chronic atrial fibrillation. The procedure restores the heart's normal rhythm by surgically interrupting the conduction of abnormal impulses.
Purpose
When the heart beats too fast, blood no longer circulates effectively in the body. The Maze procedure is used to stop this abnormal beating so that the heart can begin its normal rhythm and pump more efficiently. The procedure is also intended to control heart rate and prevent blood clots and strokes.
From http://www.answers.com/topic/maze-procedure-for-atrial-fibrillation
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