The aims of this study were to review the prevalence and outcome of all surgically treated
upper and lower limb emboli presenting to one vascular unit in the last 3 years and to …

We reviewed the incidence and outcome of all cases of upper and lower limb embolism
surgically treated in our vascular unit, from January 2001 to June 2006, to assess the role of …

AIM: Analysis of risk factors for the outcome of arterial embolism of the extremities (EE).
METHODS: Between 1999 and 2003, all patients (n= 200) with an EE diagnosed in various …

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of transesophageal
echocardiography (TEE) on the management of patients with peripheral vascular emboli …

The upper limb embolus is rarely encountered (upper limb: lower limb emboli 1: 4-5). Our
problem was to determine in which way the paraclinical investigations influence the …

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has improved the detection of thoracic aortic
pathology and further elucidated its role as a source of peripheral arterial emboli. Since …

In a ten year period, 36 patients were treated surgically for embolic occlusion of upper limb
vessels. The sources of embolus were cardiac (58%), peripheral aneurysm (22%) and …

Purpose: To evaluate the short-/long-term outcomes after acute thromboembolism of the
upper extremity. Materials and Methods: Twenty-one patients with acute arterial occlusion in …

The clinical characteristics and course of 90 patients in whom 121 arterial emboli occurred
from 1968 to 1978 were reviewed. The factor that correlated most significantly with a …

Embolectomy of the extremities was performed on 221 patients (263 emboli) with median
age 77 years. The upper extremity was affected in 21% of cases. No correlation was found …