“The initial management can be done in the primary care setting,” said Sai Sunkara, MD, a pulmonologist with UI Health in ...

We aimed to develop a new animal model of cholesterol crystal embolism to dissect the molecular mechanisms of cholesterol crystal (CC)–driven arterial occlusion, tissue infarction, and organ failure.

Background Polymer coating embolism due to vascular medical device use is an increasingly ... In this study, we evaluate the detectable frequency of intra-arterial polymer coating delamination among ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is more common in children than previously thought, according to a study presented at the American ...

iu.edu Background We sought to determine clinical variables in children tested for suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) that predict PE+ outcome for the development of paediatric PE prediction rule.

“Diving is a safe activity if you follow some simple, safe diving practices” Kelly said. “If you are going scuba diving, you ...

Patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) who were treated with mechanical thrombectomy (MT) within 12 hours of hospital ...

Krunal Patel, MD, pulmonary and critical care fellow, Temple University Hospital, discusses how early intervention within 12 hours improved hemodynamic measurements and clinical outcomes in patients ...

What started as a doctor’s office visit for one woman quickly turned into being transported by an ambulance to the hospital ...

in patients with ischemic stroke presumed to be from cerebral embolism but without arterial stenosis, lacune, or an identified cardioembolic source. The trial found rivaroxaban to be nonsuperior to ...

Aim: To quantify the incidence of unsuspected pulmonary emboli (PE) in an unselected inpatient population undergoing contrast enhanced multidetector CT (MDCT) scanning of the thorax and to assess ...

What is off-pump CABG? Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) is a type of heart surgery. Surgeons do this type of surgery to bypass blockages in the coronary arteries. An off-pump CABG is a CABG done ...