"Embolism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Blocking of a blood vessel by an embolus which can be a blood clot or other undissolved material in the blood stream.
| Descriptor ID |
D004617
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.355.350
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Embolism" by people in Profiles.
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Early Elevated Troponin Levels After Ischemic Stroke Suggests a Cardioembolic Source. Stroke. 2018 01; 49(1):121-126.
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Endovascular treatment of a superior mesenteric artery embolism in a high-risk Jehovah's Witness. J Vasc Surg. 2009 Apr; 49(4):1050-2.
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Utilization of distal embolic protection in saphenous vein graft interventions (an analysis of 19,546 patients in the American College of Cardiology-National Cardiovascular Data Registry). Am J Cardiol. 2007 Oct 01; 100(7):1114-8.
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Clinical and economic outcomes of embolic complications and strategies for distal embolic protection during percutaneous coronary intervention in saphenous vein grafts. J Invasive Cardiol. 2006 Feb; 18(2):49-53.
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Determinants of embolic protection device use: case study in the acceptance of a new medical technology. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2005 Aug; 65(4):597-9.
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Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale associated with paradoxical embolism using the amplatzer PFO occluder: initial and intermediate-term results of the U.S. multicenter clinical trial. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2003 Dec; 60(4):524-8.
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Does chorionic villus sampling compromise fetal umbilical blood flow? Prenat Diagn. 1994 Dec; 14(12):1107-12.
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Role of prophylactic anticoagulation for direct current cardioversion in patients with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1992 Mar 15; 19(4):851-5.
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Right heart dysfunction, pulmonary embolism, and paradoxical embolization during liver transplantation. A transesophageal two-dimensional echocardiographic study. Anesth Analg. 1989 Jun; 68(6):777-82.