The ClotTriever XL Catheter is used to remove clots (thrombi) and blockages (emboli) from large blood vessels (10 to 28 mm) outside the heart, including the second-largest vein in the body, the vena ...

While fat emboli are common and generally resolve on their own, they can lead to a serious condition called fat embolism syndrome (FES). FES can cause inflammation, multi-organ dysfunction, and ...

SURGICAL treatment for aneurysm of the abdominal aorta and for aortic atherosclerosis with thrombotic occlusion is relatively new, and the results have been good. 1–3 Because excision of the diseased ...

Figure 1: Emboli that fail to be washed out undergo extravasation leading to re-establishment of blood flow. Several mechanisms could explain the translocation of embolic material outside the vessel ...

Fat embolisms are globules of fat that enter the circulatory system through veins or arteries. The body is usually able to clear fat embolisms before they cause significant damage. However, in rare ...

A 57 year-old man with presented with weakness and apraxia of the left arm and leg. Shower of Emboli: Diffusion weighted MRIs. Note the multiple areas of diffusion abnormalities that indicate acute ...

The purpose of this study was to confirm that the grades of lymph vessel tumor emboli in biopsy specimens obtained before neoadjuvant therapy and in the surgical specimens obtained after neoadjuvant ...

A cholesterol embolism (CE) is a crystal of cholesterol that has broken away from a plaque deposit inside an artery and become lodged in a smaller artery. Cholesterol emboli can restrict blood flow to ...

The routine use of computed tomography (CT) pulmonary angiography for the detection of pulmonary emboli has led to overdiagnosis of the condition, according to a new study published online July 2 in ...

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is the end result of persistent obstruction of the pulmonary arteries by acute or recurrent pulmonary emboli. In the era of successful surgical ...