Rare Case of a Young Male Presented with Abdominal Pain, Solid Colon Tumors, and Eosinophilia, Followed by Tremendous Thromboembolic Complications and Eventually Diagnosed with Idi... by Tomasz Zemleduch, Anna Czapla, Piotr Kimla, Bartosz Kudliński

“…The patient suffered from phlegmasia cerulea dolens and portal vein thrombosis, followed by pulmonary embolism and overt disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). …”
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Current Status of New Anticoagulants in the Management of Venous Thromboembolism by Roberto C. Montoya, Ajeet Gajra

“…Venous Thromboembolism, manifested as deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a common problem associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and resource expenditure. …”
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Treatment of Endometrial Cancer in Association with Pelvic Organ Prolapse by Asama Vanichtantikul, Ekkasit Tharavichitkul, Imjai Chitapanarux, Orawee Chinthakanan

“…She had multiple medical conditions including stroke, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism. She was treated with radiotherapy and pessary was placed. …”
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Patent Foramen Ovale and Closure Technique with the Amplatzer Occluder by Bernhard Meier

“…They are outweighed by the supposedly prevented events of paradoxical embolisms, such as stroke, transient ischemic attacks, myocardial infarctions, or other systemic embolisms. …”
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Aortic Graft Infection as a Cause of Multiple Brain Infarcts by Vassiliki Tsirka, Jelena Maletic, Panagiotis Ioannidis, Dimitrios Karacostas

“…Brain embolism of cardiac origin is common in clinical practice. …”
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HOW THE HEMOSTASIS LABORATORY CAN HELP CLINICIANS TO MANAGE PATIENTS ON ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS by Armando Tripodi

“…They are the drugs of choice for stroke prevention and systemic embolism in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation and prosthetic heart valves, as well as for treatment/prevention of venous thromboembolism. …”
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Giant Fibroelastoma of the Aortic Valve by Michele di Summa, Federica Iezzi

“…Fibroelastomas are histologically benign; they can result in life-threatening complications such as stroke, acute valvular dysfunction, embolism, ventricular fibrillation, and sudden death. …”
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Successful Pulmonary Endarterectomy in a Patient with Klinefelter Syndrome by E. Wierda, H. J. Reesink, H. Bruining, O. M. van Delden, J. J. Kloek, P. Bresser

“…KS is associated with an increased risk for venous thromboembolic events like deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. This paper describes a 37-year-old male patient with KS referred to our tertiary center with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, and who was successfully treated by pulmonary endarterectomy.…”
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Epidural Brain Metastases in a Patient with Early Onset Pancreatic Cancer: A Case Report and Literature Review by Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, Farah N. Khan

“…A 46-year-old Caucasian non-Jewish nonobese male with a history of PC diagnosed 3 months ago with metastases to the liver, omentum, malignant ascites, and a history of a pulmonary embolism was admitted to the hospital because of a new onset headache, nausea, and vomiting which started 2 days prior to the encounter. …”
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Homicide and Associated Steroid Acute Psychosis: A Case Report by G. Airagnes, C. Rouge-Maillart, J.-B. Garre, B. Gohier

“…The clinical course was complicated by a major depressive disorder with suicidal ideas, due to the steroid stoppage, the leukemia progressed, and by a sudden onset of a fatal pulmonary embolism. This clinical case highlights the importance of early detection of steroid psychosis and proposes, should treatment not be stopped, a strategy of dose reduction combined with a mood stabilizer or antipsychotic treatment. …”
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Complicated Community-Acquired Staphylococcus Endocarditis and Multiple Lung Abscesses: Case Report and Review of Literature by Musa A. Garbati, Imad M. Tleyjeh, Abdullah A. Abba

“…Further investigations excluded pulmonary embolism but revealed multiple abscesses in the body including the lungs. …”
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Arterial Injury to the Profunda Femoris Artery following Internal Fixation of a Neck of Femur Fracture with a Compression Hip Screw by Simon Craxford, Michael Gale, Kimberly Lammin

“…Her case was further complicated by a concurrent pulmonary embolism (PE). She underwent endovascular coil embolisation of the pseudoaneurysm. …”
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Large Left Ventricular Thrombus in a Patient with Systemic and Venous Thromboembolism Secondary to Protein C and S Deficiency by Mohit Pahuja, Bujji Ainapurapu, Aiden Abidov

“…We also diagnosed the patient with right popliteal and femoral vein thrombosis, bilateral pulmonary embolism, and a transient right radial artery occlusion. …”
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A Rare Culprit of Simultaneous Arteriovenous Thromboembolism: Acute Viral Perimyocarditis by Christoph Sossou, Tobi Ogundare, Ogechukwu Chika-Nwosuh, Amee Sodha, Christopher Nnaoma, Cynthia McKinney, Jose Bustillo

“…Simultaneous arteriovenous embolism is extremely rare. Herein, we present a rare case of systemic arteriovenous emboli in a healthy 33-year-old male after an episode of acute viral perimyocarditis. …”
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ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction from Septic Emboli Secondary to Infective Endocarditis by Abiotrophia Defectiva by Bashar Khiatah, Sam Jazayeri, John Wilde, Mathew Westfall, Thomas Q. Kong, Amanda Frugoli

“…We aim to discuss current considerations for STEMI in young individuals including embolism due to IE, especially in patients with known or suspected congenital heart valve disease.…”
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A Tumultuous Course of Exogenous Testosterone by a Bodybuilder Causing a Catastrophic Hypercoagulable State in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit by Kevin Lee, Sophia Toraby, Robert Cotterman, Babatunde Oriowo, John Fish

“…Herein, we describe a case in which a patient used an unspecified amount and duration of exogenous testosterone injections, subsequently developing thrombotic events in his: right radial artery, right iliac artery, superficial femoral artery, splenic artery and a bilateral lower lobe pulmonary embolism. As a result, clinicians should consider exogenous testosterone use as a potential risk factor when the etiology of a patient’s thrombotic events are not clear. …”
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Esophageal Rupture Presenting with ST Segment Elevation and Junctional Rhythm Mimicking Acute Myocardial Infarction by Wytch Rigger, Raymond Mai, P. Tim Maddux, Stuart Cavalieri, Joe Calkins

“…The presentation is variable and can mimic other conditions such as aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism, and myocardial infarction (MI). A 71-year-old male with a history of coronary artery disease presented to the ED with complaints of acute chest pain and respiratory distress. …”
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Distinctive Acellular Lipid Emboli in Hemoglobin SC Disease following Bone Marrow Infarction with Parvovirus Infection by Danielle M. Graff, Erin Owen, Robert Bendon, Salvatore Bertolone, Ashok Raj

“…The brain lesion both grossly and microscopically presented a distinct pathology of acellular fat emboli that led to the correct diagnosis of this increasingly recognized association of sickle hemoglobinopathies with fat embolism syndrome (FES). A clinical diagnosis of FES is difficult to confirm in many patients with sickle hemoglobinopathy presenting with pain crisis because of concurrent illness. …”
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Saved by the VAC: Minimally Invasive Removal of a Surely Fatal Right Heart Thrombus in a Patient with Advanced Heart Failure by James Keeton, Pedro Engel Gonzalez, Julie Cox, Robert M. Morlend, Alpesh A. Amin, Pradeep P. A. Mammen, Lynn C. Huffman, Faris G. Araj

“…Intracardiac thrombi are associated with an increased morbidity and mortality due to their unpredictability and embolic potential. Right heart thrombus is infrequently encountered in clinical practice outside the scenario of acute pulmonary embolism with hemodynamic compromise, and even more uncommon is the presence of a massive right heart thrombus. …”
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Left Ventricle Pseudoaneurysm: Contribution of Multimodality Imaging to the Diagnosis by Ellenga Mbolla Bertrand Fikahem, Okemba-Okombi Franck Hardain, Mongo-Ngamami Flore Solange, Kouala Landa Christian Michel, Gombet Thierry Raoul, Kimbally-Kaky Suzy-Gisèle

“…Complications are heart failure, arrhythmias, vascular embolism, and sudden death. The treatment is surgical only. …”
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