Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most commonly encountered clinical arrhythmia and is associated with a substantial burden of morbidity (mainly thrombo-embolism) and mortality. Vitamin K antagonists such as warfarin are highly effective for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with AF, but their use is hampered by multiple food and drug interactions, the need for routine co...

A number of complications have been associated with ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF), including arterial thrombo-embolism, pulmonary vein stenosis, phrenic nerve injury, and pericardial tamponade.1–4 Esophageal injury, manifested as esophageal perforation or left atrial-esophageal fistula, has been reported after catheter or surgical ablation of AF using radiofrequency (RF) current5–8 and c...

Venous thrombo-embolism is a life threatening condition with often non specific presentation. The detection of massive pulmonary embolism in the intra and immediate post-operative period is not only difficult due to the variety of conditions with similar presentation, but the therapy for the same is complicated with concerns of surgical and intracranial bleeding precluding various options. We p...

Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH), unfractionated heparin (UFH) and warfarin were compared with respect to efficacy and safety in the prevention of thrombo-embolism in general surgery. Meta-analysis (MA) with a priori definition of the MA protocol was used to combine the results from randomised trials with patients who underwent general surgery and deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis with ...

Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease characterized by local tissue injury which can trigger a systemic inflammatory response. Vascular complications of pancreatitis are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Pulmonary embolism in acute pancreatitis has been reported to be very rare. Cardiovascular complications include shock, hypovolemia, pericardial effusion, and even nonspecific S...

Among the spectrum of venous thrombo-embolic disease, acute pulmonary embolism accounts for the most life threatening manifestations with mortality exceeding 50%. It can affect many patient populations across various disciplines, hence immediate attention and aggressive treatment is crucial. With the advancement of technologies, various catheter-based devices are available to treat massive or s...

INTRODUCTION Pulmonary artery sarcomas are rare neoplasms that are often confused with chronic thrombo-embolic disease, as both can have similar clinical and imaging presentation. CASE PRESENTATION In this report, we present a case of a 50-year-old man initially diagnosed with chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary disease, but who was later found to have pulmonary artery sarcoma with poor surviva...