How To Treat An Arrhythmia

Maze Procedure

If none of the aforementioned treatments have been able to correct a patient's arrhythmia, they may need to undergo a form of surgery known as the maze procedure. The surgeon performing the procedure will make several incisions within the heart tissue located along the upper area of the patient's heart. If performed correctly, these incisions will create a maze of scarring that helps prevent abnormal electrical impulses from reaching the heart. Scar tissue is unable to conduct electricity, which means any unwanted electrical impulses being sent to the patient's heart will be stopped in their tracks. Once the surgery has been administered, the irregular heartbeats should stop altogether. Although this is a relatively simple surgery that comes with hardly any risks to it, patients don't want this surgery unless the other treatments have proven to be ineffective or they are about to undergo a heart surgery entirely separate from their arrhythmia.