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Convergent Maze Procedure Health Information
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Convergent Maze Procedure

The convergent maze procedure is a minimally invasive surgical treatment which combines the best of electrophysiology (EP) and cardiac surgery treatments to help restore a normal heart rhythm for longtime arrhythmia sufferers, including patients with structural heart disease who may have previously failed one or more other treatments.

Doylestown Health's AFib Center is one of the few around the country to perform the convergent maze procedure for patients whose AFib is resistant to current therapies.

The procedure uses radiofrequency ablation (focused heat) to create scar tissue in problem areas of your heart. A cardiothoracic surgeon reaches your heart via a 1-inch incision in your upper abdomen, using a video-assisted scope. This blocks the abnormal electrical signals and restores your heart's regular rhythm. The EP threads a catheter through your femoral vein, in the groin area, to reach your heart and fills in any gaps in the ablation pattern and utilize diagnostic techniques to confirm all abnormal electrical signals have been interrupted.

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Benefits
Eligibility
Recovery

Benefits

There are many benefits of having this procedure at Doylestown Hospital. They include:

  • Confirmed success immediately after the procedure
  • Electrophysiologists and cardiothoracic surgeonsworkING together in a single setting
  • Intraoperative diagnostics
  • Lower risk of infection
  • Minimal pain
  • No chest incisions or ports
  • Short hospital stay and recovery time
  • Smaller scar

Eligibility

Patients who have structural heart disease and have failed one or more other AFib treatments are good candidates for the convergent maze procedure.

Patients who have had open heart surgical ablation procedures are not eligible for The Convergent Approach. Please consult with your physician to explore your treatment options.

Recovery

Most patients who have undergone The Convergent Approach experience restored normal heart rhythm and no longer need to take daily heart rate and rhythm medications shortly following treatment. Typical hospital stays are two to three days.

Health Information

There are many benefits of having this procedure at Doylestown Hospital. They include:

  • Confirmed success immediately after the procedure
  • Electrophysiologists and cardiothoracic surgeonsworkING together in a single setting
  • Intraoperative diagnostics
  • Lower risk of infection
  • Minimal pain
  • No chest incisions or ports
  • Short hospital stay and recovery time
  • Smaller scar

Patients who have structural heart disease and have failed one or more other AFib treatments are good candidates for the convergent maze procedure.

Patients who have had open heart surgical ablation procedures are not eligible for The Convergent Approach. Please consult with your physician to explore your treatment options.

Most patients who have undergone The Convergent Approach experience restored normal heart rhythm and no longer need to take daily heart rate and rhythm medications shortly following treatment. Typical hospital stays are two to three days.