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Embolism
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Embolism [Disease/Finding]
, Embolisms
The blockage of a blood vessel lumen by air or solid material such as blood clot or other tissues (e.g., adipose tissue, cancer cells) that have…
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Air Embolism
Arterial embolism
Blood coagulation
Cardiovascular system
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Broader (4)
Cardiovascular Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Vascular occlusion
circulatory disorders
Narrower (7)
Cerebral Embolism
EMBOLISM, CORONARY
Embolism, Amniotic Fluid
Fat embolism (disorder)
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1989
1989
Carotid arteries in central retinal vessel occlusion as assessed by Doppler ultrasound.
P. Peternel
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And DUSAN KEBER
,
Viktor Videonik
British Journal of Ophthalmology
1989
Corpus ID: 949174
Doppler ultrasound was used to detect possible flow changes in the carotid arteries of patients with central retinal artery and…
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1981
1981
Retrograde venous bullet embolism.
S. Sclafani
,
W. G. Mitchell
Journal of Trauma
1981
Corpus ID: 35147028
Bullets may embolize against normal blood flow into distal veins because of gravity or the Valsalva maneuver. A case is described…
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1980
1980
Thrombosis and embolism complicating ventriculoatrial shunt for hydrocephalus: echocardiographic findings.
A. Schmaltz
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R. Huenges
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R. Heil
British heart journal
1980
Corpus ID: 20418544
The echocardiographic findings of a right atrial thrombus and its migration to the right ventricle are presented. The thrombus…
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Review
1966
Review
1966
Causes of peripheral embolism and their significance.
E. A. Edwards
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N. Tilney
,
R. Lindquist
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
1966
Corpus ID: 39181769
A review was made of 82 consecutive patients undergoing peripheral arterial embolectomy in the 15-year period 1948 to 1963 at the…
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1964
1964
RENAL FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY FOLLOWING ANURIA SECONDARY TO RENAL ARTERY EMBOLISM.
A. Brest
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R. Bower
,
C. Heider
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
1964
Corpus ID: 140309
ANURIA secondary to renal artery embolism is encountered infrequently. Nonetheless it is important to recognize this complication…
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Review
1961
Review
1961
CORONARY EMBOLISM AND ANGINA IN MITRAL STENOSIS
C. Oakley
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R. Yusuf
,
A. Hollman
British heart journal
1961
Corpus ID: 33006704
Coronary embolism has been considered a rare and often fatal mishap. The most frequently reported heart diseases causing coronary…
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1961
1961
Production of Aortic Occlusion resembling Acute Aortic Embolism Syndrome in Cats
R. Imhoff
Nature
1961
Corpus ID: 4276200
A SYNDROME of acute aortic embolism occurring in cats resembles the condition found in man. An embolus, usually fragmented from…
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1960
1960
CARDIAC MYXOMATA AND AORTIC SADDLE EMBOLISM
A. Carter
,
K. G. Lowe
,
I. Hill
British heart journal
1960
Corpus ID: 5415691
The exact nature of cardiac myxomata and how far it is neoplastic or thrombotic is still disputed, but their common clinical…
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1957
1957
New technic for detection of bacterial contamination in a blood bank using plastic equipment.
C. W. Walter
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R. Kundsin
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L. Button
New England Journal of Medicine
1957
Corpus ID: 44250788
GROWTH of bacteria in blood during refrigerated storage is a problem in blood banks. Reports of reactions ranging from mild to…
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1950
1950
The Pathogenesis of Amniotic-Fluid Embolism
A. E. Weiner
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D. E. Reid
1950
Corpus ID: 72119614
IN 1941 Steiner and Lushbaugh1 described the syndrome of amniotic-fluid embolism, which they believed to be the major cause of…
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