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Atrial fibrillation ablation - Mayo Clinic

Maze procedure. Maze is an ablation technique done during open-heart surgery. Your doctor creates a pattern (maze) of scar tissue in the upper chambers of your heart, using a scalpel or an ablation device. As with catheter ablation, the scarring disrupts the stray electrical signals that cause some types of arrhythmia.