The majority of peripheral arterial embolizations have an underlying cardiac cause. Cranley found the heart to be the source of emboli in 90% of cases, proximal arterial disease in 1%, and rare causes ...

It was with these considerations in mind that we undertook to examine our own experience with arterial emboli to determine what place, if any, the operation of embolectomy should play in the therapy ...

Venous emboli entering the arterial circulation through a venous-to-arterial circulation shunt represent a possible source of spontaneous cerebral emboli (SCE), which have been associated with ...

When the diagnosis of VaD is made, a full workup for cerebrovascular disease is needed. If large vessel ischemic strokes are noted in neuroimaging, sources of emboli should be excluded: i.e., carotid ...

The persistently patent foramen ovale has been implicated in a variety of neurologic and embolic events, including transient ischemic attacks and stroke, decompression illness in divers, ...

Fat embolism management may consist of a combination of supportive care and medications, as well as orthopedic surgery to help address related bone fractures. Fat embolism refers to a collection of ...