{}An estimated 2.7 million Americans live with atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat that can lead to life threatening complications. When medicine doesn't work, their condition can seem ...

Background: There was limited evidence on the clinical benefits of the concomitant Cox-Maze procedure with aortic valve replacement (AVR) in patients with atrial fibrillation. This study aimed to ...

A new procedure developed at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital called the Ex Maze procedure is a less invasive way to get the heart permanently back in rhythm. The standard surgery, called the Cox ...

St. Louis, — There may be a safer and easier way to treat patients with the most common form of irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine ...

A doctor may recommend surgery for arrhythmia when medications and lifestyle changes haven’t been effective. The different types of arrhythmia surgeries each aim to restore a regular heart rhythm.

Last September, 60-year-old Diane Pendleton had an experience she could have never imagined happening — she underwent minimally-invasive heart surgery at MyMichigan Medical Center Midland. Thanks to ...

Irregular heartbeats, or arrhythmia, can significantly affect a person’s quality of life and overall health. When medication and lifestyle changes are ineffective, doctors may recommend surgery to ...