Which type of procedure assists in controlling a cardiac dysrhythmia by making many small incisions within the atria?

a. Maze procedure
b. Cryoablation
c. Dor procedure
d. Endocardial decannulation


ANS: A
The Maze procedure makes a series of small incisions in the atria in order to interrupt the electrical pathways that are causing the cardiac dysrhythmia.

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