Definitions for "Maze Procedure"
A surgical procedure to control atrial fibrillation and/or atrial flutter. A number of incisions are made in the atria to block the path of the arrhythmia.
a surgical procedure that can cure atrial fibrillation (a type of irregullar heartbeat) by interrupting the circular wavelets of electrical energy that are typical of this arrhythmia. Strategic placement of multiple incisions in both atria stops the formation of errant electrical impulses and channels the normal electrical impulses in one direction from the top of the heart to the bottom.
Surgery to treat atrial fibrillation