Right-sided superior vena cava draining into the left atrium in a patient with persistent left-sided superior vena cava emptying into the right atrium: a case report by Lamia Jamjoom

“…Brain imaging confirmed a diagnosis of brain micro-abscesses/embolic infarctions, while cardiac computed tomography revealed a right-sided superior vena cava draining into the left atrium with a right-to-left shunt and a persistent left superior vena cava draining into the coronary sinus. …”
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Characterization of patients with cerebrovascular diseases in the acute stage according to traditional Chinese diagnosis by Omar Morejón Barroso, Zaida Pérez Meneses, Ernesto Julio Bernal Valladares, Leticia Varela Castro

“…<br /><strong>Results</strong>: thrombotic strokes predominated, of which 75.0% behaved as severe flaccid type wind stroke; and 81.3% were associated with liver blood failure syndrome. Embolics: mild attacks in 33.3%; and 18.8% liver blood failure syndrome. …”
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Comparison of management options for spontaneous bleeding into soft tissues in patients with COVID-19 by A. E. Tyagunov, D. Y. Trudkov, A. Y. Polyaev, E. A. Stradymov, M. V. Baglaenko, S. V. Mosin, A. V. Sazhin

“…Methods used to treat CT-confirmed spontaneous hematomas in COVID-19 patients included nonoperative management (NOM), angiography (AG) with transarterial embolization (TAE) and open surgery (OS). A total of 227 participants with spontaneous hematomas into soft tissues were enrolled in this retrospective single-center study at a COVID-19-hospital between March 3, 2020 and March 3, 2022. …”
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Comparing and Correlating Outcomes between Open and Percutaneous Access in Endovascular Aneurysm Repair in Aortic Aneurysms Using a Retrospective Cohort Study Design by Peter DeVito, Ali Kimyaghalam, Sameh Shoukry, Robert DeVito, John Williams, Eashaa Kumar, Eugene Vitvitsky

“…We then compared overall mortality, hematoma or seroma formation, graft infection, arterio-venous injury, distal embolization, limb loss, myocardial infarction or arrhythmia, and renal dysfunction. …”
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Osteoprotegerin as an Emerging Biomarker of Carotid Artery Stenosis? A Scoping Review with Meta-Analysis by Jerzy Chudek, Marta Pośpiech, Anna Chudek, Michał Holecki, Monika Puzianowska-Kuźnicka

“…Atherosclerotic occlusive disease of the extracranial part of the internal carotid artery and related embolic complications are common preventable causes of ischemic stroke (IS), attributable to 7–18% of all first-time cases. …”
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Heart-Derived Stem Cells in Miniature Swine with Coronary Microembolization: Novel Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Model to Assess the Efficacy of Cell-Based Therapy by Gen Suzuki, Rebeccah F. Young, Merced M. Leiker, Takayuki Suzuki

“…At 2 months after embolization, animals (n=11) were randomized to receive allogeneic cardiosphere-derived cells derived from atrium (CDCs: 20 × 106, n=5) or saline (untreated, n=6). …”
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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of postoperative pancreatic fluid collections by Shigeru Nishiyama, Takeshi Hisa, Aki Ego, Shogo Sakata, Yui Ito, Akiharu Kudo, Takahiro Yamada, Shozo Osera, Hideki Fukushima, Shunta Ishizaki, Ryoga Hamura, Masashi Tsunematsu, Kyohei Abe, Yoshihiro Shirai, Shinji Onda

“…Early adverse events comprised one case of bleeding for which hemostasis was achieved by performing coil embolization. Late adverse events comprised three cases of DPS migration; however, no additional intervention was required. …”
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Case report: Spontaneous renal hemorrhage in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis by Ruohan Yu, Lina Zhang, Ting Long, Hui Gao, Jing Xu, Tong Zhang, Shengguang Li

“…Eight patients received glucocorticoid and immunosuppressive agents that included rituximab, cyclophosphamide, and azathioprine; five patients underwent transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE); and one patient underwent nephrectomy. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of New Oral Anticoagulants versus Warfarin in the Resolution of Atrial Fibrillation with Left Atrial/Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus: A Systematic Review and Met... by Guan-lian Mo, Jing Wen, Yu-yu Ye, Yong-qi Lu, Tian-ming Gan, Ying-jie Yang, Jin-yi Li

“…There were no significant differences in embolic events, bleeding, or all-cause mortality. …”
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Proteomic analysis of whole blood to investigate the therapeutic effects of nervonic acid on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats by Qingqing Li, Fengrong Zhang, Xianyu Li, Qing Wang

“…This study aimed to develop a reliable methodology for whole blood proteomics to identify early warning biomarkers and evaluate drug treatment efficacy.MethodsAfter modeling via the classic thread embolization method, whole blood samples were collected from the rats. …”
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Clinical characteristics associated with cervical hydrated nucleus pulposus extrusion in dogs by Megan Lin, Christopher X. Hong, Mark Rishniw, Emma S. Davies, Jonathan H. Wood

“…Cases included 46 HNPE, 192 IVDE (intervertebral disc extrusion), 30 FCEM (fibrocartilaginous embolic myelopathy), 66 CSM (cervical spondylomyelopathy), and 43 neoplasia. …”
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Gastrointestinal side effects in hepatocellular carcinoma patients receiving transarterial chemoembolization: a meta-analysis of 81 studies and 9495 patients by Nathalie Arendt, Maria Kopsida, Jaafar Khaled, Markus Sjöblom, Femke Heindryckx

“…Background: Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is a widely used treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), combining targeted chemotherapy and embolization. While effective, TACE can be associated with significant gastrointestinal (GI) side effects, impacting a patient’s quality of life. …”
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Pulmonary Artery and Pulmonic Valve Vegetations in a Young Pregnant Filipino with Patent Ductus Arteriosus by Valerie R. Ramiro, Jezreel L. Taquiso, Stephanie Martha O. Obillos, Charlene F. Agustin, Jose Donato A. Magno, Eric Oliver D. Sison

“…Due to the paucity of symptoms of infection, lack of growth of the vegetation, and absence of embolic events, the vegetations were deemed to be persistent remnants from the previous IE rather than a recurrent IE. …”
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Pilot Trial on Ischemic Conditioning of the Gastric Conduit in Esophageal Cancer: Feasibility and Impact on Anastomotic Leakage (TIGOAL-I) by María-Carmen Fernández-Moreno, MD, PhD, María Eugenia Barrios Carvajal, MD, Fernando López Mozos, MD, PhD, Roberto Martí Obiol, MD, PhD, Jorge Guijarro Rozalén, MD, PhD, Elisabetta Casula, MD, PhD, Joaquín Ortega, MD, PhD

“…To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of gastric conditioning using preoperative arterial embolization (PAE) before McKeown esophagectomy at a tertiary university hospital. …”
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Ginkgo biloba extract EGb761 mitigates ischemic stroke via metabolic pathway modulation by Xiaoyao Liu, Yuan Tian, Wenhui Xu, Yuxi Wang, Zhen Liu, Yuncheng Ma, Weiling Wang, Jian Gao, Ting Wang

“…Ischemic stroke was then simulated in rats via embolic middle cerebral artery occlusion surgery, with the extract administered half an hour before surgery. …”
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Survival after Locoregional Treatments for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Cohort Study in Real-World Patients by Simona Signoriello, Annalisa Annunziata, Nicola Lama, Giuseppe Signoriello, Paolo Chiodini, Ilario De Sio, Bruno Daniele, Giovanni G. Di Costanzo, Fulvio Calise, Graziano Olivieri, Vincenzo Castaldo, Rosario Lanzetta, Guido Piai, Giampiero Marone, Mario Visconti, Mario Fusco, Massimo Di Maio, Francesco Perrone, Ciro Gallo, Giovanni B. Gaeta

“…We investigated, in a retrospective cohort study, whether surgical resection, radiofrequency ablation (RFA), percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI), and transarterial embolization with (TACE) or without (TAE) chemotherapy resulted in different survival in clinical practice. …”
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Microtransesophageal Echocardiographic Guidance during Percutaneous Interatrial Septal Closure without General Anaesthesia by Roel J. R. Snijder, Laura E. Renes, Martin J. Swaans, Maarten Jan Suttorp, Jurrien M. Ten Berg, Martijn C. Post

“…There were no major periprocedural complications, especially no device embolizations within all groups. Six months after closure, there was no significant difference in left-to-right shunt after ASD closure and no significant difference in right-to-left shunt after PFO closure using TEE or micro-TEE. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Acute Lung Injury Caused by Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study from a Sing... by Liang-jie Fang, Lu-yan Chen, Jun-hui Sun, Jian-ying Zhou

“…We infer that pulmonary Lipiodol embolization might be one of the main causes of TACE-associated ALI. …”
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Mortality trends during the first three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic at an urban district hospital in South Africa: A retrospective comparative analysis by O Hirachund, C Pennefather, M Naidoo

“…Renal impairment was most prevalent during the first wave (OR 3.28; 95% CI 1.59 ‐ 6.77), and thrombo‐ embolic phenomena were less common during wave three (OR 0.12; 95% CI 0.02 ‐ 0.91). …”
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Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in High-Surgical Risk Patients: A Single-Center Experience and Outcome by Fatma A. Taha, Hesham Naeim, Fareed Alnozha, Osama Amoudi, Reda Abuelatta

“…Technical success was reported in 62 (98.4%) patients; 1 TMViR patient experienced valve embolization and salvage surgery, and 1 TMViMAC patient experienced slight valve malposition. …”
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