BACKGROUND Vena cava filters represent an alternative treatment option for patients with contraindications to anticoagulation, or they might serve as adjunctive treatment for continued emboli despite anticoagulation. The fracture of a filter strut with subsequent end-organ embolization is a rarely reported but potentially life-threatening occurrence. METHODS We sought to determine the prevale...

hepatic artery aneurysms are rare but potentially life threatening. we describe a novel case of a successful endovascular coil embolization of a huge hepatic artery aneurysm. a 67-year-old woman presented with recent abdominal pain that had begun from 2 weeks before referring to our hospital. sonographic and computerized tomographic (ct) findings revealed a huge hepatic artery aneurysm with 95 ...

Arterial bullet embolization after a thoracic gunshot wound represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The absence of an apparent exit wound should alert the clinician. Cardiac bullet injuries are mostly fatal. However, in some cases, patients may remain stable, and conservative management can be an acceptable strategy. We present a case report of a 7.62- × 39-mm thoracic stray bullet t...

Coronary artery perforations are life-threatening complications with a poor outcome. Historically, if the perforation was not controlled using conservative methods such as prolonged balloon inflation and protamine administration, emergency cardiac surgery has been performed. However, several percutaneous methods including covered stents and embolization materials have emerged as therapeutic...

Functional paragangliomas of the thoracic spine are uncommon malignancies that require a multidisciplinary therapeutic approach. These catecholamine-secreting tumors increase the risk of life-threatening complications such as hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias and massive bleeding during surgery due to an excessive vascular supply. Appropriate manipulation of functional paragangliomas reduces mo...

Systemic embolization due to left atrial (LA) thrombus in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis (RMS) and atrial fibrillation (Af) is common. However, a large ball thrombus in the LA in RMS patients is rare. It has potentially catastrophic consequences such as total occlusion of the narrowing mitral valve orifice, often resulting in sudden cardiac death. We herein report a case of 68-year-old...

Carbon dioxide embolism is a rare but potentially devastating complication of laparoscopy or hysteroscopy, t' 2 Embolic sequelae include cardiac arrest, pulmonary oedema, and neurological impairment due to anoxia or cerebral embolization. 3' 4 The following is a report of a patient who developed these complications after carbon dioxide insufflation for laparoscopy. The patient's neurological de...

We report a case of a premature infant with a vein of Galen malformation (VGM) who presented with high-output heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and respiratory distress. An echocardiogram showed normal cardiac anatomy, patent ductus arteriosus, and retrograde flow in the descending aorta. Ultrasonography and computed tomography of head confirmed the diagnosis of a large VGM. The patient de...

It is widely accepted that improved perfusion of viable myocardium preserves cardiac function and conveys longterm survival benefits after myocardial infarction (MI). Mechanical reperfusion for acute MI targets optimal revascularization of the epicardial artery but also aims at improved myocardial salvage. Intracoronary thrombus (especially large amounts) makes both of these goals difficult to ...

Inadvertent left internal mammary artery (LIMA)-great cardiac vein (GCV) anastomosis is a rare complication of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Patients with iatrogenic aortocoronary fistula (ACF) were usually treated surgical repair, percutaneous embolic occlusion with coil or balloon. We report a case of iatrogenic LIMA to GCV anastomosis successfully treated with coil embolization and p...