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The Surgical Cure Of Atrial Fibrillation
Harold G. Roberts, Jr., M.D.
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CryoMaze Using Argon-based Cryoablation is Highly Effective Therapy
During Complex Valve Procedures
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Objective: Our experience in treating atrial fibrillation (AF) using argon-based cryoablation (Figures 1, 2) has increased in frequency since our initial experience in 2004. The objective of this study was to retrospectively assess patient outcomes of CryoMaze performed concomitantly with complex valve procedures.

Dr. Harold Roberts Profile
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At the Heart of the Matter
Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women in the U.S.

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Dr. Harold Roberts Leads State in Mitral Valve Surgery
Harold Roberts, M.D., cardiovascular surgeon and Vice Chief of Surgery on the Medical Executive Committee at Florida Medical Center, has performed more mitral valve repairs than any other surgeon in the entire State of Florida

Some Heart Valve Leakage Requires Surgery, Study Finds
A new study being published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that people with a certain amount of leakage from faulty mitral valves in the heart may need surgery, even when they don't have any symptoms.

Roberts Performed Most Mitral Valve Surgeries Since 2000
From 2000 through the second quarter of 2004, Dr. Harold Roberts performed more mitral valve repairs than any other surgeon in Florida.

Keyhole Heart Operations Cut Patients' Trauma
The Boston Globe, August 21, 2004
Heart surgeons are developing technically demanding operations that reduce the amount of traumatic cutting or avoid the need to stop the patient's heart during the operation.

The Beat Goes On
M.D. News, November, 1999
"A group of local surgeons are offering quality care using the latest medical breakthroughs and minimally invasive techniques."

Zapping Chest Pain
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, July 4, 1999
"Excruciating chest pain and early morning trips to the emergency room became a dreaded ritual for Alice Davis of Fort Lauderdale."