EMBOLISM to an arterial bifurcation is at best a clinical impression. Positive diagnosis depends on removal of the embolus. For this reason most papers on the subject have been limited to surgical ...

ONE hundred and ninety saddle emboli at the aortic bifurcation have been reported to date. To these we are adding 3 cases, making a total of 193. Two of our 3 patients were treated by embolectomy, and ...

Tissue plasminogen activator can improve neurologic outcome after acute ischemic stroke (AIS); however, as an intravenous or catheter-based treatment strategy, it is not suitable for all AIS patients.

A 66-year-old man with a recent prosthetic knee infection, status post–prosthesis removal, was admitted with recurrent septic arthritis. On his seventh hospital day, as he was signing his discharge ...

Background In acute ischemic stroke (AIS), intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) is standard, but some cases require surgical interventions after failed treatments. However, combining IVT or endovascular ...

Acute limb ischemia can be potentially harmful to the limb and life threatening. Renal failure is a possible outcome associated with release of products of ischemic limb reperfusion. Some authors ...

* FDA- GOT 3 MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTS, NO REPORTS OF DEATH/ INJURY RELATED TO PYTHON EMBOLECTOMY, BARD EMBOLECTOMY, OTW LATIS CLEANING CATHETERS RECALL Source text: ...