Amaze: a double-blind, multicentre randomised controlled trial to investigate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of adding an ablation device-based maze procedure as an adjunct to routine cardiac surgery for patients with pre-existing atrial fibrillation
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) can be treated using a maze procedure during planned cardiac surgery, but the effect on clinical patient outcomes, and the cost-effectiveness compared with surgery alone, are uncertain. Objectives: To determine whether or not the maze procedure is safe, improves...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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NIHR Journals Library
2018-04-01
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Series: | Health Technology Assessment |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3310/hta22190 |