The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Apr 2024
One hundred percent utilization of a modified CryoMaze III procedure for atrial fibrillation with mitral surgery.
Concomitant atrial fibrillation often goes untreated because of surgeon concerns regarding lesion set complexity and pump times. We describe a new cryoablation procedure to address this. ⋯ The modified CryoMaze III technique is efficient, safe, and effective. Education of the surgical community regarding the late benefits of ablation and the simplicity of this new technique should improve adoption of the Class I Guidelines to treat concomitant atrial fibrillation.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Apr 2024
Early outcomes of the Y-incision technique to enlarge the aortic annulus 3 to 4 valve sizes.
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel aortic annular enlargement technique. ⋯ Y-incision aortic annular enlargement was safe and effective for upsizing the aortic annulus by 3 to 4 valve sizes.