WOLF MINI-MAZE™
During the procedure, the left atrial appendage, a suspected major source of cardioembolic stroke in AF patients, was also removed. The traditional Maze procedure has been used world-wide to treat AF, but until now its use has been primarily for patients with AF who were undergoing major open heart surgery for other cardiac diseases.
The new less invasive Wolf Mini-Maze™ procedure allows patients who have suffered from long-standing on-again, off again or chronic AF to undergo a less invasive surgery to cure their AF and recover faster than tradition surgery for AF.
Patients who undergo this procedure have hospital stays of two to three days, compared to seven or more with conventional surgery. Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers cover the procedure.
Deaconess A Fib Team