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 evaluate the ...

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 ...

At their institution, Barnes Jewish Hospital, where the Cox-Maze procedure was developed and first performed in 1987, the researchers prospectively collected data on 532 consecutive patients with ...

Study finds bipolar RF ablation can rapidly and effectively isolate the pulmonary veins during Cox-Maze surgery to treat AF, and may facilitate less-invasive surgical approaches to AF.

Professor Dr. Nicolas Doll Performs First Complete Bi-Atrial Cox-Maze Procedure Using Estech’s COBRA® Revolution 2™ Bipolar Clamp ...

Cyclooxygenase (COX) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the production of prostaglandins. COX-2, the predominant COX isoform in brain, is induced by synaptic activity. COX-2–generated prostaglandins ...

Analgesics called COX-2 inhibitors, which U.S. health officials restricted Thursday, can not only damage the heart and blood vessels but may also suppress the immune system, researchers said.

THE LAUNCH OF THE CYCLOOXYGENASE-2 (COX-2) selective NSAIDs was based on 2 hypotheses: (1) the major adverse effects limiting the usefulness of nonselective NSAIDs are gastrointestinal in nature and ...

Professor Dr. Nicolas Doll Performs First Complete Bi-Atrial Cox-Maze Procedure Using Estech’s COBRA® Revolution 2™ Bipolar Clamp. 02.12.2011 - Update : 02.12.2011 ...