BackgroundAn under-recognised complication of gelatin-based [GBA] and albumin-glutaraldehyde-based haemostat agents [AGA] is their potential to embolise. This review aims collate analyse cases reported in the literature perioperative thromboembolic phenomena secondary locally applied GBA AGA agents. Methods An electronic search was performed on databases Embase, Ovid Medline, Proquest, Scopus P...

The association between carotid artery disease and stroke has been recognized for more than a century, but the pathophysiology of ischemic events ipsilateral to carotid plaques remains uncertain. Artery-to-artery embolism is one of several mechanisms causing either transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) or stroke ipsilateral to atherosclerotic plaques. Thrombus at the site of arterial occlusion, ath...

We describe a rare case of Klebsiella pneumoniae renal abscess with metastatic spread leading to endopthalmitis, pulmonary cavitary lesions, and cerebral emboli in a 41-year-old Hispanic female with diabetes mellitus who presented with a four-to-five-day history of fevers, headache, eye pain, and vomiting. She was treated with IV antibiotics and made a gradual but full recovery.

Cerebral blood flow (CBF) and metabolism were measured before and after withdrawal of 5 to 6 ml of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in 17 baboons. The measurements were made before and after infusion of tyrosine, the precursor amino acid of the putative neurotransmitters, dopamine and norepinephrine, in the brain. The same observations were made in another experimental group, i.e., before and after ac...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Microemboli observed during coronary angiography can cause silent ischemic cerebral lesions. The aim of this study was to investigate if the number of particulate cerebral microemboli during coronary angiography is influenced by access site used. METHODS Fifty-one patients with stable angina pectoris referred for coronary angiography were randomized to right radial or r...

BACKGROUND There is a discrepancy in clinical outcomes and the achieved recanalization rates with stent retrievers in the endovascular treatment of ischemic stroke. It is our hypothesis that procedural release of embolic particulate may be one contributor to poor outcomes and is a modifiable risk. The goal of this study is to assess various treatment strategies that reduce the risk of distal em...

Case presentation A 78‐year‐old man with a mobile lesion was diagnosed thrombus using carotid ultrasonography, but the not completely resolved dual antiplatelet and anticoagulation therapy. Direct visualization by angioscopy showed white plaque. The artery stented double‐layered stent, as plaque persisted despite continuing medical treatment linked to an increased risk of cerebral embolism. att...

Embolism with brain infarction rarely complicates calcific aortic stenosis (CAS). We report a case with severe CAS where the patient experienced multiple embolic strokes immediately following retrograde heart catheterization. Calcific emboli in the cerebral arteries were demonstrated by computed tomography (CT).

Here we present a case of 55 year old male who presented with lower respiratory tract infection and clinical findings of systolic murmur at apex and hepatosplenomegaly and later on multiple cerebral emboli which on further evaluation turned out to be myeloproliferative neoplasm associated with cardiac mass with left ventricular mid-cavity obstruction.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Some studies have reported associations between intracranial atherosclerosis and Alzheimer disease pathology. We aimed to correlate severity of cerebral atherosclerosis, arteriolosclerosis, and cerebral amyloid angiopathy with neurofibrillary tangles, neuritic plaques, and cerebral infarcts. METHODS This autopsy study (n=163) was drawn from a longitudinal study of subco...