Cox maze procedure

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical procedure
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs maze procedure
gptkbp:canBe catheter ablation
minimally invasive techniques
open-heart surgery
gptkbp:category cardiac surgery
gptkbp:combines coronary artery bypass grafting
mitral valve surgery
gptkbp:complication stroke
bleeding
infection
heart block
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:James_L._Cox
gptkbp:firstPerformed 1987
gptkbp:goal interrupt abnormal electrical pathways
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cox maze procedure
gptkbp:indication failed medical therapy for atrial fibrillation
symptomatic atrial fibrillation
gptkbp:involves creating scar tissue in atria
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_L._Cox
gptkbp:performedAt heart
gptkbp:performedBy cardiologist
gptkbp:requires cardiopulmonary bypass
general anesthesia
gptkbp:result restoration of sinus rhythm
gptkbp:successRate high for restoring normal rhythm
gptkbp:usedFor treatment of atrial fibrillation
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Cox_maze_III
gptkb:Cox_maze_IV
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_L._Cox
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6