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Forgotten IVC Filters Aren’t SAFE

CardiacWire

An IVC filter is a small device that helps stop blood clots from going up into the lungs and is usually surgically inserted. IVC filters are used to prevent pulmonary embolism in patients with venous thromboembolism and can’t receive anticoagulation treatment. years of insertion.

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Breakthrough Research Identifies Predictors of Venous Thromboembolism after Pulmonary Resection for Lung Cancer

DAIC

The risk factors for postoperative embolism included Black race, interstitial fibrosis, advanced-stage disease requiring bilobectomy or pneumonectomy, and increased operative duration. Of these patients, 758 developed blood clots that moved to the lungs after surgery.

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Multicenter study shows which treatment helps most with high-risk acute pulmonary embolism

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

High-risk acute pulmonary embolism affects around 5% of all pulmonary embolisms and can take a dramatic course even in young people. Acute obstruction of the pulmonary circulation by a blood clot can lead to circulatory failure with a high mortality rate.

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Abstract TMP110: A Novel Model of Ischemia in Rats With Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Using a Radiopaque Blood Clot and a Microcatheter Under Fluoroscopy

Stroke Journal

A blood clot (0.86 Neurological deficit score was measured.Results:The success rate in selectively embolized of ACA and MCA bifurcation was 93% (13 of 14 cases). Fluoroscopy showed the position of the radiopaque blood clot remains the same for 24 h after creating the model in 12 of 13 cases (92%).

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Avicenna.AI Secures FDA Clearance for Two Healthcare AI Solutions

DAIC

Addressing the serious issue of delayed and missed findings in diagnostic imaging, CINA-iPE is an AI-powered tool that detects incidental pulmonary embolism during routine CT scans. This is particularly relevant in the cancer patient population, where pulmonary embolism is a significant cause of mortality.

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Mass screening for atrial fibrillation does not prevent stroke in older adults, research finds

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Mass screening for atrial fibrillation using ECG together with heart failure biomarker does not prevent ischemic stroke or systemic embolism (blood clot) in older adults aged 75–76 years over 5 years follow-up, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line Session at this year's ESC Congress 2024 in London, UK (30 Aug–2 Sept).

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Ways to prevent clots in legs and lungs

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Pulmonary embolism is obstruction of blood vessels of the lungs by clots carried by blood circulation, usually from the legs. Clots can also migrate from blood vessels of the tummy, but that is not easy to prevent. It is a serious life threatening condition and hence trying to prevent it is very important.