CARDIOLOGY

Ganglionic Plexus Ablation

May 17, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Ganglionic Plexus Ablation
Ganglionic plexi (GP) ablation can be used to treat patients with various cardiac arrhythmias by selectively disrupting clusters of autonomic nerve cells, known as ganglia, on the epicardial surface of…
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How I Do It: Minimally Invasive Atrial Fibrillation Ablation During Mitral Valve Surgery With or Without Tricuspid Valve Surgery

May 17, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on How I Do It: Minimally Invasive Atrial Fibrillation Ablation During Mitral Valve Surgery With or Without Tricuspid Valve Surgery
Only approximately 60% of patients undergoing mitral valve (MV) surgery who have preoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) undergo concomitant ablation of their AF in addition to their MV surgery. This chapter…
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Effect of the Maze Procedure on Left and Right Atrial Function

May 17, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Effect of the Maze Procedure on Left and Right Atrial Function
Atrial fibrillation (AF) can cause multiple adverse sequelae, including palpitations, decreased cardiac output, systemic thromboembolism, and tachycardia-induced ventricular cardiomyopathy. Typically, the first symptoms of de novo AF are palpitations and…
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Maze Procedure and Postoperative Pacemakers

May 17, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Maze Procedure and Postoperative Pacemakers
One of the persistent misconceptions in surgery for atrial fibrillation (AF) is that the right atrial (RA) lesions of the Maze procedure cause patients to need more permanent pacemakers (PPMs)…
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