People with previously asymptomatic carotid stenosis account for a large proportion of stroke cases, but identifying those who are most at risk and require surgery is both difficult and ...
Pulmonary embolism occurs when an embolus breaks away from a thrombus and blocks the pulmonary artery, generating symptoms that include shortness of breath, chest pain, fainting and haemoptysis.
Thus, the clinical manifestation depends on the number of organs affected, the composition of the emboli, and the quantity of the embolus expelled from the atherosclerotic plaque. An isolated ...
Embolic problems result in a greater degree of ischemia than thrombosis, as the embolus characteristically lodges in a "virgin" vascular bed with no prior collateral development. On the contrary ...
Embolism occurs when an embolus, typically a blood clot, travels through the bloodstream and becomes lodged in a blood vessel, potentially obstructing blood flow to vital organs. Symptoms can vary ...
Ms. Letby, a neonatal nurse in England found guilty of murdering seven babies, has lost a fresh appeal bid. A growing number of experts have raised concerns about the evidence. By Megan Specia ...
A blood “thinner” to reduce the thrombosis, which is the formation of a blood clot, as opposed to the thrombus, which is the clot itself, as opposed to the embolus or a free-floating blood ...