Top embolus Articles in Emergency Medicine

Fatal pulmonary embolism following shoulder arthroplasty: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 08/17/2009

to deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism except for a body mass index of 34. Post–mortem examination confirmed that the patient had a thrombus in the calf and a pulmonary embolus. [more...]

Pulmonary thromboembolic disease spectrum: diagnostic and therapeutic strategies
Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, 11/19/2009

hence a high index of clinical suspicion is warranted so that appropriate tests are performed to help clinch the diagnosis. Acute pulmonary embolus can result in death if untreated, and may progress to chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension if not diagnosed or if it is undertreated. This [more...]

Massons Pseudoangiosarcoma in a Popliteal Aneurysm: Tumor or Thrombus? Cause or Effect
Annals of Vascular Surgery, 11/09/2009

to the vascular surgery unit with a partially thrombosed 22 mm popliteal aneurysm giving rise to progressive distal ischemia. Microscopy of embolus retrieved from the posterior tibial artery at bypass surgery revealed the unexpected finding of intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia [more...]

Spontaneous cerebral calcific embolus from the aortic arch
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 11/13/2009

Acha O et al. – Spontaneous calcific embolism is an uncommon cause of stroke. In most cases calcified cardiac valves are the sources of the emboli although embolization of calcific material from the brachiocephalic trunk has also [more...]

Predictors of Good Clinical Outcomes, Mortality, and Successful Revascularization in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Undergoing Thrombectomy. Pooled Analysis of the Mechanical Embolus Removal in Cerebral Ischemia (MERCI) and Multi MERCI Trials
Stroke, 11/02/2009

Nogueira RG et al. – Final recanalization status represents the strongest [more...]