Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 44-48 , 2008

Maze Procedure in Single Ventricle Patients

Presented at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery 87th Annual Meeting, May 5-9, 2007, Washington, DC.

  • Carl Lewis Backer

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Carl L. Backer, MD, Division of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2300 Children's Plaza, mc 22, Chicago, IL 60614
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  • Sabrina Tsao

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Children's Memorial Hospital, and the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
    • ,
  • Barbara J. Deal

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Children's Memorial Hospital, and the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
    • ,
  • Constantine Mavroudis

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

References 

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  3. Gelatt M, Hamilton RM, McCrindle BW, et al. Risk factors for atrial tachyarrhythmias after the Fontan operation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1994;24:1735–1741
  4. Mavroudis C, Backer CL, Deal BJ, et al. Fontan conversion to cavopulmonary connection and arrhythmia circuit cryoablation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1998;115:547–556
  5. Theodoro DA, Danielson GK, Porter CJ, et al. Right-sided maze procedure for right atrial arrhythmias in congenital heart disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 1998;65:149–153
  6. Deal BJ, Mavroudis C, Backer CL, et al. Comparison of anatomic isthmus block with the modified right atrial maze procedure for late atrial tachycardia in Fontan patients. Circulation. 2002;106:575–579
  7. Cox JL, Boineau JP, Schuessler RB, et al. Modification of the maze procedure for atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation (I. Rationale and surgical results). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1995;110:473–484
  8. Cox JL. The maze procedure for atrial fibrillation (theme issue). Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2000;12:1–73
  9. Deal BJ, Mavroudis C, Backer CL, et al. Impact of arrhythmia circuit cryoablation during Fontan conversion for refractory atrial tachycardia. Am J Cardiol. 1999;83:563–568
  10. Mavroudis C, Backer CL, Deal BJ, et al. Total cavopulmonary conversion and maze procedure for patients with failure of the Fontan operation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2001;122:863–871
  11. Mavroudis C, Deal BJ, Backer CL, et al. 111 Fontan conversions with arrhythmia surgery: surgical lessons and outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007;84:1457–1466

PII: S1092-9126(08)00027-6

doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2008.03.001

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 44-48 , 2008

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