Often patients who are immunocompromised or have disseminated disease require further surgery such as pulmonary resection or bone debridement. [7] In this particular case excision of the fistula ...

Cardiac dilatation, liver tumor, hypoxemia, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and pulmonary arteriovenous fistula were observed in five patients over one year of age and were alleviated but not ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a potentially life-threatening situation in which a blood clot becomes lodged in an artery of the lungs, causing the blockage of blood flow. As serious as PE is, its impact ...

The LifeSite Hemodialysis System (Vasca, Inc., Tewksbury, MA, USA)is totally subcutaneous, incorporating two silicone catheters positioned in the central venous system and connected to a stainless ...

Septicemia and pulmonary emboli are not infrequent ... we considered the possibility of creating an arteriovenous fistula surgically to assure a blood flow of 250 to 300 ml. per minute within ...

A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot in the pulmonary artery, which carries blood from your heart to your lungs. It’s a medical emergency that requires immediate medical attention. Research from ...

Arteriovenous communication was undoubtedly present at 2 pleural sites in this lung, but proof of widespread communications was lacking. The clamping of the pulmonary veins precludes certain ...

Introduction: Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations (PAVMs) are a main surgical complication of second-stage palliative Glenn shunt for single ventricle. PAVMs lead to early mortality. Currently there ...

Introduction: Coronary-bronchial artery fistula (CBF) is a rare finding with an incidence of 0.08 to 0.61% ... Her medical history was notable for pulmonary emboli (PE), and antiphospholipid syndrome.

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TCT 1413: Paravalvular Leak Following Recurrent Infective Endocarditis of a Mitral Valve Prosthesis: Successful Deployment of Two Amplatzer Vascular Plugs in a Large Defect Receive the the latest news ...