St Louis, MO - Replacing the traditional "cut-and-sew" incisions of the Cox-maze procedure with bipolar radiofrequency ablation lesions is safe and effective for controlling atrial fibrillation (AF), ...

AtriCure announced the successful first-in-human AFib treatments using its novel dual-energy surgical cardiac ablation platform.

St Louis, MO - The addition of bipolar radiofrequency ablation to the Cox-maze III procedure can be used to replace some of the surgical incisions made in the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), ...

WEST CHESTER, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AtriCure, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATRC), the leader in surgical ablation for the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, has announced FDA approval of the ABLATE Post Approval ...

CHICAGO – The country's first ever Maze procedure done using high intensity focused ultrasound technology – the only energy source that allows surgeons to surgically cure atrial fibrillation (AF) ...

St. Louis has been a hub for the Maze surgical procedure for atrial fibrillation since Dr. James Cox pioneered it at Washington University in 1987. Now it's being performed in faster, less invasive ...

The field of atrial fibrillation is evolving rapidly. Although a medical rhythm control strategy has not proven to be beneficial for survival, new interventional therapies have improved the rate of ...

James L. Cox, MD, professor of cardiac surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Dr. Cox is recognized as the innovator of the Maze procedure and is primarily ...

Munich, Germany – August 28 2012: Surgical ablation of the left atrium to restore regular sinus rhythm is widely used in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing cardiac surgery. The ...