Harold G. Roberts, Jr.1, Faisal H. Cheema2, Imran Khalid2, Barry Crowe1, Robert Green1, Richard Brezing1.
1South Florida Cardiovascular Surgical Associates,, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA, 2College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University & New York Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Video Abstract:
This video demonstrates a novel minimally invasive robotic approach to cure the continuous atrial fibrillation. Using the da Vinci Surgical System a series of port incisions (8-18mm) are made in the right chest and a full left sided maze ablation is carried out with the closure of left atrial appendage. To date 9 patients have undergone this Cox-CryoMaze with a 100% conversion to normal sinus rhythm.
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