OBJECTIVE--To determine the value of transoesophageal echocardiography in the
assessment of selected patients at risk of cardiogenic embolism or after it. DESIGN …

Forty-four years of experience with arterial embolism is reviewed. Patients presenting with
this problem are increasingly older, more frequently female, and usually have …

To evaluate risk factors for mortality and amputation after arterial embolism of the lower
limbs, we reviewed the records of 397 patients (201 men [mean age 69±14 years] and 196 …

Background Lower extremity embolic arterial occlusion is often associated with proximal
atherosclerotic and/or aneurysmal disease. Fixed atherosclerotic disease of the abdominal …

The authors discuss the causes of development of embolism into the peripheral vessels. The
most frequent site of embolism in the lower extremity is the a. femoralis communis and a …

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary embolectomy is an evolving surgical procedure for the
treatment of severe pulmonary embolism. In addition to removing pulmonary thromboemboli …

Embolism of cardiac origin accounts for around 15–30% of ischaemic strokes. Strokes due
to cardioembolism are generally severe and early and long-term recurrence and mortality …

This report will review the role of echocardiography in the diagnosis of cardiac sources of
embolism. Embolism of cardiac origin accounts for around 15%–30% of ischemic strokes …

Objective Acute lower extremity ischemia secondary to arterial thromboembolism is a
common problem. Contemporary data regarding this problem are sparse. This report …

• Our experience with 739 patients with lower extremity thromboembolism since the advent
of the balloon catheter has led us to several important observations:(1) As the etiology has …