This study was designed to test the hypothesis that paradoxical embolization would be a cause of embolic strokes and transient ischemic attacks in patients with stroke of uncertain etiology in all age ...

Objective: To compare the safety and efficacy of percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) with the Amplatzer PFO occluder (Amplatzer) or the PFO STAR device (STAR) in patients with presumed ...

Furthermore, some of these haematological factors, particularly deficiencies of natural anticoagulants, are more potent causes of venous thrombosis. Therefore in such cases paradoxical embolism from ...

It is not often that three interventional cardiac procedures are completed before the morning coffee break. But at One Welbeck Heart Health, Dr Iqbal Malik, a Consultant Cardiologist at the London ...

Pulmonary embolism is a common cause of cardiovascular-associated morbidity and mortality. Although pulmonary embolism affects individuals from all demographics, the incidence of pulmonary embolism is ...

Persistent left-sided superior vena cava, although rare, can cause transient ischaemic attacks, stroke or other potentially fatal systemic embolism from peripherally delivered intravenous medication ...

The cardiogenic mechanisms underlying CCI primarily involve cardiogenic embolism and circulatory dysfunction following AMI. Studies have shown that patients with AMI are at significantly increased ...

She had a pulmonary embolism while waiting in line. “The whole thing still feels very surreal,” Jansson told Yahoo Canada via Zoom from her home in Gananoque, Ont., where she works remotely for a tech ...

Where does it fit into the follow-up algorithm? Is it safe to perform CECT considering there is a higher chance of causing paradoxical air embolism? We are analyzing data from a prospective trial ...

A study of 138 patients with COVID-19 infection treated at an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in the Netherlands, Klok et al. reported a 31% incidence of thrombotic complications, mainly in the form of ...

Correspondence to Dr Pablo Garcia-Pavia, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Manuel de Falla, Majadahonda, Madrid, 28222, Spain; pablogpavia{at}yahoo.es To understand the ...