At the Interface between Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery—Current Trends in Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases

A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144). This special issue belongs to the section "Cardiology".

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Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-848 Poznan, Poland
Interests: heart failure; echocardiography; hypertension; cardiology; cardiovascular system; myocardial infarction; acute myocardial infarction; atrial fibrillation; interventional cardiology; arrhythmias
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Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-848 Poznan, Poland
Interests: coronary artery disease; inflammation; heart failure; coronary artery bypass grafting; off-pump bypass grafting; arterial revascularization; mechanical circulatory support; heart transplant

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Cardiac Surgery, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
Interests: coronary artery disease; minimally invasive procedures

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Dear Colleagues,

Cardiovascular diseases are leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Both, cardiological and cardiosurgical procedures have evolved significantly during last decades. However, with the improvement of current cardiovascular technologies, the patients’ profile has also significantly changed. Patients at the advanced stages of heart failure in course of coronary artery disease, valvular diseases, arrhythmias or cardiomyopathies are offered the best therapy options. In several cases firm cooperation of cardiologists and cardiac surgeons is necessary. Transcatheter procedures, minimally invasive techniques and hybrid procedures are important features of current cardiovascular medicine.

We encourage practitioners and scientists to share their best medical knowledge in the field of cardiac and surgical procedures in this special issue publications.

We sincerely invite original studies and review articles, especially original papers in transcatheter procedures, minimally invasive techniques and hybrid procedures are highly invited.

Dr. Anna Olasińska-Wiśniewska
Dr. Tomasz Urbanowicz
Dr. Gábor Bari
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Keywords

  • coronary artery disease
  • valvular disease
  • aortic stenosis
  • heart failure
  • transcatheter
  • revascularisation
  • bypass grafting

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LARIAT or AtriClip: Complications Profile and Comparison in Patients with Atrial Fibrillations Based on Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database
by Radosław Litwinowicz, Jakub Batko, Jakub Rusinek, Wojciech Olejek, Daniel Rams, Mariusz Kowalewski, Krzysztof Bartuś and Marian Burysz
Medicina 2023, 59(12), 2055; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59122055 - 21 Nov 2023
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Background and Objectives: Left atrial appendage closure is an alternative treatment to reduce thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation in whom oral anticoagulation (OAC) is contraindicated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the complications profiles of the LARIAT and AtriClip devices [...] Read more.
Background and Objectives: Left atrial appendage closure is an alternative treatment to reduce thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation in whom oral anticoagulation (OAC) is contraindicated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the complications profiles of the LARIAT and AtriClip devices and perform a comparison between them based on the MAUDE (Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience) database. Materials and Methods: The Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience database was searched on 15 January 2023. For AtriClip, only reports regarding isolated procedures or procedures associated with minimally invasive ablation were included. Adverse effects and causes of death were defined based on the literature on the topic and the causes described in the reports. In total, 63 patients were included in the LARIAT group and 53 patients were included in the AtriClip group. Results: With the LARIAT device, the most common complication without device problems was pericardial effusion (n = 18, 52.9%), whereas this complication was not observed with AtriClip (p < 0.001). Postoperative bleeding was a second complication that occurred significantly more often in the LARIAT group—in 15 (44.1%) cases versus 1 (2.7%) case with AtriClip (p < 0.001). In addition, significant differences were found in the prevalence of stroke (LARIAT n = 0 vs. AtriClip n = 7, 18.9%, p = 0.012) and thrombus (LARIAT n = 2, 5.9% vs. n = 11, 29.7%, p = 0.013). Conclusions: Each type of left atrial appendage closure procedure is associated with device-specific requirements and complications that, if known, can be avoided. Full article
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