April 2024

CARDIOVASCULAR

CONCOMITANT MANAGEMENT OF AFIB DURING CARDIAC SURGERY

Featuring: Patrick M. McCarthy, MD

Patrick M. McCarthy, MD, cardiac surgeon and executive director of Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, discusses an exciting breakthrough — updated guidelines that recommend closing the left atrial appendage in patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib), which reduces the risk of stroke by 33% over the following three years. Dr. McCarthy also discusses another treatment for AFib, the Cox-maze procedure, pioneered by James L. Cox, MD, professor of Cardiac Surgery at Northwestern Medicine. Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute is proud to be at the forefront of AFib care and offer innovative treatments to patients.
Patrick M. McCarthy, MD, ​Executive Director, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Heller-Sacks Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Professor of Surgery (Cardiac Surgery) and McCormick School of Engineering

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