Surgeons add ablation in the Cox-Maze procedure
According to a report by heart surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the addition of one ablation in a series of ablations in the Cox-Maze procedure led to a substantial improvement in the atrial fibrillation surgical treatment outcome. Atrial fibrillation is the most common irregular heart rhythm condition that affects over two million patients in the US.
- ASPS comes up with new back-lift procedure
- Covidien releases Evident™ microwave ablation system
- Covidien receives FDA nod for surgery kit for laparoscopic procedures
- Research develops novel technique treating cancer, maintaining beauty
