Acute venous thromboembolism remains a frequent disease, with an incidence that ranges
between 23 and 69 cases per 100,000 population per year. 1, 2 Of these patients …

Lung failure is the most common organ failure seen in the intensive care unit. The
pathogenesis of acute respiratory failure (ARF) can be classified as (1) neuromuscular in …

Intracardiac thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are uncommon complications during liver
transplantation but carry a high mortality rate. We report the successful use of low-dose …

Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of free-floating thrombi in the
right heart (FFT) and the accuracy of computed tomography (CT) for their detection in …

BACKGROUND: Massive pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common consideration in unstable
patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with chest pain, dyspnea, or cardiac …

Catheter-related central thrombosis is a rare complication of long-term central line. We
describe the case of an asymptomatic boy who was diagnosed a calcified thrombus in right …

Primary neoplasms of the heart are relatively rare. Their incidence varies between 0.001%
to 0.3% of individuals in autopsy series. Even the most common primary tumour–cardiac …

In recent issues of the journal, various causes of pulmonary embolism, such as deep vein
thrombus in transit and primary cardiac tumors, have been described [1–3]. Herein, we …

BACKGROUND: Paradoxical embolism is a rare event and the exact contribution of patent
foramen ovale in stroke is unclear. Intracardiac thrombi or 'embolus-in-transit'are associated …

A 62-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) with a chief complaint of
3 weeks of progressively worsening shortness of breath. Her physical examination was …