Purpose: To better understand the prognosis of atheroembolic disease, we reviewed the
outcomes of 41 patients with embolization to the viscera and lower extremities. Methods and …

Purpose We reviewed our experience of treating acute peripheral arterial occlusion to
determine whether early diagnosis and treatment prevents loss of function of the vital organs …

A review of 66 patients undergoing femoral embolectomy showed that 38 (58%) obtained a
good final outcome (discharge from hospital with viable limb) while 28 (42%) died or …

Background Aim of this study is to report the results of thromboembolectomy (ThEmb) for
acute thromboembolic lower limb ischemia (ATLI) in native arteries and to create a …

Results The 739 patients treated during the 20-year period ranged in age from 44 to 95
years (mean 66 years), with a male: female ratio of 3: 2. The femoral artery was the most …

During an eleven years period 1976-1986, 55 patients with emboli to the upper limb were
managed at St. Laurence's Hospital. The presentation was classical for acute limb …

Embolism from the heart or the thoracic aorta often leads to clinically significant morbidity
and mortality due to transient ischemic attack, stroke or occlusion of peripheral arteries …

BACKGROUND: The success of thromboembolectomy for acute lower limb ischemia
depends on the complete removal of all thromboembolic material accessible to the Fogarty …

Arterial embolectomy, designed to restore patency of an acutely occluded vessel by a
thromboembolus, is one of the earliest known reconstructive arterial procedures. Although …

Mortality and morbidity after arterial thromboembolectomy were studied in 202 patients.
Factors affecting reoperation and survival were identified according to Cox's proportional …