Cox maze IV

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical procedure
gptkbp:alternativeTo gptkb:Cox_maze_III
gptkbp:canBe minimally invasive techniques
open-heart surgery
gptkbp:complication bleeding
infection
heart block
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Cox_maze_procedure
gptkbp:firstPerformed early 2000s
gptkbp:goal interrupt abnormal electrical pathways in the atria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cox maze IV
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_L._Cox
gptkbp:performedBy cardiologist
gptkbp:reduces stroke in atrial fibrillation patients
gptkbp:successRate high for persistent atrial fibrillation
gptkbp:usedFor treatment of atrial fibrillation
gptkbp:uses gptkb:radiofrequency_ablation
cryothermal energy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cox_maze_procedure
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7