Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement combined with radiofrequency-modified maze procedure

Stephen Kolakowski Jr; Y Joseph Woo

doi:10.1111/j.0886-0440.2005.200405.x

Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement combined with radiofrequency-modified maze procedure

J Card Surg. 2005 Mar-Apr;20(2):164-6. doi: 10.1111/j.0886-0440.2005.200405.x.

Authors

Stephen Kolakowski Jr¹, Y Joseph Woo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

PMID: 15725142
DOI: 10.1111/j.0886-0440.2005.200405.x

Abstract

The treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation undergoing concomitant cardiac surgery is gaining greater acceptance. This is the first reported case of a minimally invasive aortic valve replacement combined with a radiofrequency-modified maze procedure.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aortic Valve / surgery*
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
Catheter Ablation*
Chronic Disease
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
Humans
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures*
Sternum / surgery*