Evaluating the Cause of Death in Obese Individuals: A Ten-Year Medical Autopsy Study by Jad Saab, Steven P. Salvatore

“…Increased death rates in the obese due to pulmonary embolism and liver disease should receive special clinical attention. …”
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Clinical outcomes of atrial fibrillation screening: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Ville Langén, Aleksi K. Winstén, K. E. Juhani Airaksinen, Konsta Teppo

“…We estimated a number needed to screen of 148 to prevent one stroke or systemic embolism over a 10-year period in a population of 75-year-olds. …”
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Comparative safety and effectiveness of oral anticoagulants in key subgroups of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation and at high risk of gastrointestinal bleeding: A coho... by Gregory Y H Lip, Robert Benamouzig, Anne-Céline Martin, Giancarlo Pesce, Gaelle Gusto, Nadia Quignot, Artak Khachatryan, Feng Dai, Fouad Sedjelmaci, Jose Chaves, Rupesh Subash, Ruth Mokgokong

“…Outcomes included major bleeding and stroke/systemic embolism. Patient characteristics were balanced using propensity score matching.…”
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Asymptomatic Deep Vein Thrombosis in a Patient with Major Depressive Disorder by Takuto Ishida, Takeshi Katagiri, Hiroyuki Uchida, Takefumi Suzuki, Koichiro Watanabe, Masaru Mimura

“…Pulmonary embolism is a serious, life-threatening condition and most commonly derives from deep vein thrombosis of the lower extremities. …”
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Mesenteric Ischemia and Myocardial Infarction Associated with Atrial Fibrillation by Liting Cheng, Yongquan Wu

“…Atrial fibrillation is a common disease correlated with embolism incidents. However, there is lack of report on atrial fibrillation causing myocardial infarction and mesenteric ischemia at the same time. …”
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A Systematic Review of the Causes and Management of Ischaemic Stroke Caused by Nontissue Emboli by Ciaran Judge, Sarah Mello, David Bradley, Joseph Harbison

“…We categorized the pathology of the emboli into the following groups: air embolism (141 reports), other arterial gas embolisms (49 reports), missiles and foreign bodies (16 reports), and others, including drug embolism, cotton wool, and vascular sclerosant agents. …”
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Chronic Hepatitis C with Cyanosis by Mahmood Alawainati, Jawad Khamis, Muneer Abdulla, Saeed Alsaeed

“…The initial impression of pulmonary embolism was excluded by comprehensive diagnostic investigations. …”
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Apixaban in Comparison to Warfarin for Stroke Prevention in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies by Muhammad U. Siddiqui, David Scalzitti, Zunaira Naeem

“…Atrial fibrillation leads to increased risk of systemic embolism and stroke. To decrease these adverse events, anticoagulation is routinely prescribed. …”
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Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement during Pregnancy: An Adjuvant Option When Medical Therapy Fails by Sara Valadares, Fátima Serrano, Rita Torres, Augusta Borges

“…Venal placement of inferior vena cava filters is an attractive option as prophylaxis for pulmonary embolism during pregnancy.…”
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Invasive Pneumococcal Disease: Still Lots to Learn and a Need for Standardized Data Collection Instruments by T. J. Marrie, G. J. Tyrrell, Sumit R. Majumdar, Dean T. Eurich

“…Future investigations should target cardiac function and pulmonary embolism prevention in this population.…”
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Pulmonary aspiration thrombectomy with Lightning Flash catheter in a young patient with fibrosing mediastinitis by Lucas Peclat, MD, João Marcos Fonseca e Fonseca, MD, Fernando Tebet Ramos Barreto, MD, Rafael Peclat, Ana Paula Rolim Maia Peclat, MD, Julio Peclat, MD, PhD

“…This case demonstrates the feasibility of aspiration thrombectomy in distorted anatomies and underscores the importance of early intervention in intermediate- to high-risk pulmonary embolism.…”
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Emulation of ARISTOTLE and ROCKET AF trials in real-world atrial fibrillation patients results in similar efficacy and safety as original landmark trials: insights from the GARFIEL... by Ralf E Harskamp, Karen Pieper, A John Camm, Ajay K Kakkar, Jelle C L Himmelreich, Saverio Virdone, Jean-Pierre Bassand, Frank Misselwitz, Freek W A Verheugt, Frank Cools, Harry Gibbs, Antônio C Pereira-Barretto

“…HRs of apixaban and rivaroxaban versus comparator for stroke/systemic embolism, major bleeding and all-cause mortality within 2 years follow-up were calculated using propensity score overlap-weighted Cox models. …”
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Penetrating cardiac injury resulting in a bullet embolus: a case report by Sammy Shihadeh, Anwar Khan, Kristen Walker, Ali Al-Rawi, Alfredo Cordova

“…Bullet embolism is a potential complication of a gunshot wound, especially with a low-velocity missile. …”
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Cardiovascular manifestations in COVID-19 patients by Jyotsna Maddury, Mani Krishna, Achukatla Kumar

“…Patients with pulmonary embolism had significantly higher hs-cTnT and NT pro-BNP levels than those without pulmonary embolism. …”
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Pulmonary Hypertension due to a Pulmonary Artery Leiomyosarcoma: A Case Report by Seyyed Hassan Adeli, Bardia Nemati, Mahboubeh Jandaghi, Mohammad Mahdi Riahi, Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh, Fatemeh Salarvand

“…Initially, the patient underwent surgery due to pulmonary embolism but, during the operation, the observed mass increased the probability of pulmonary artery neoplasm. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Non-Vitamin K Anticoagulants for Atrial Fibrillation in Relation to Different Renal Function Levels: A Network Meta-Analysis by Hao Jin, Kongbo Zhu, Lina Wang, Yifan Li, Jingjun Meng, Hong Zhi

“…We performed a network meta-analysis (NMA) comparing the efficacy (stroke or systemic embolism) and safety (major bleeding) among different non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and renal impairment, with the aim of recommending the proper drug and the dose based on renal function. …”
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Pulmonary Hypertension in Pregnancy: Critical Care Management by Adel M. Bassily-Marcus, Carol Yuan, John Oropello, Anthony Manasia, Roopa Kohli-Seth, Ernest Benjamin

“…Mainstay therapy for pulmonary embolism is anticoagulation, and the treatment for amniotic fluid embolism remains supportive care. …”
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Association of Fibrinogen Aα Thr312Ala (rs6050) Polymorphism with Venous Thrombosis and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis by Han Cheng MM, Haozhe Yang BM, Yantong Zhang BM, Zhanxu Wei MM, Lei Xia BM, Jing Yang PhD

“…Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) comprises deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) typically arises from acute pulmonary embolism. …”
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Persistent Postoperative Hiccups by Emily Bryer, Jeffrey Bryer

“…Frequently considered a benign and frustrating condition, hiccups are sometimes a presenting symptom for pulmonary embolism and cardiac disease. We present a patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease who developed 11 days of recurrent hiccups following an orthopedic procedure.…”
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Large Right Atrial Thrombus Associated with Central Venous Catheter Requiring Open Heart Surgery by Nasir Hussain, Paul Eric Shattuck, Mourad Hussein Senussi, Erwin Velasquez Kho, Mubeenkhan Mohammedabdul, Devang K. Sanghavi, Usman Mustafa, Arvind Balavenkataraman, Dragic M. Obradovic

“…Presentation of CRAT may be asymptomatic or may be associated with one of the complications of CRAT like pulmonary embolism, systemic embolism, infected thrombi, or hemodynamic compromise. …”
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