If you have atrial fibrillation (AFib) and are looking for top specialists, Dr. Randall K. Wolf, MD, FACS, FACC, is one of the world’s foremost experts on the subject. Dr. Wolf performs surgery to treat atrial fibrillation and is the renowned inventor of the Wolf Mini-Maze — a minimally invasive surgical procedure to treat AFib. Dr. Wolf gives lectures about Afib all over the world and describes, in great detail, the methodology of his procedure.
How Does the Wolf Mini-Maze Work?
If you’re currently researching surgery to treat atrial fibrillation, you may know that many people with Afib are looking for alternatives to prolonged use of blood-thinning medication. With Dr. Wolf’s procedure that medication may be a thing of the past! In the Wolf Mini-Maze procedure, a highly sophisticated miniature camera is pushed through small incisions between the patient’s ribs (instead of separating the ribs to access the heart).
Next, highly specialized clamps are used to isolate the pulmonary veins while Dr. Wolf observes his procedures through a monitor. Patients who undergo this procedure are expected to have hospital stays of only 2-3 days as opposed to double that amount of time for traditional surgical procedures.
Some Important Facts about This New Surgery for Afib
Here are some important facts about the procedure and its inventor:
- The Wolf Mini-Maze procedure can reduce your risk of stroke by 97%.
- The procedure can eliminate your dependence on blood-thinning medication.
- Dr. Wolf has treated Afib patients from all 50 states.
- Dr. Wolf designed the minimally invasive AFib devices to close the Left Atrial Appendage (LAA).
If you’re a candidate for this type of new surgery for Afib we encourage you to research it further and make an appointment!
Contact Us Regarding Minimally Invasive AFib Surgery
We welcome the opportunity to educate you further on this revolutionary surgical procedure and delineating the differences between catheter ablation vs mini-maze approaches. Please call us at 713-441-6290.