BACKGROUND Cardiac tumors are rare, mostly benign with high embolic potential. OBJECTIVES To correlate the histological type of cardiac masses with their embolic potential, implantation site and long term follow up in patients undergoing surgery. METHODS Between January 1986 and December 2011, we retrospectively analyzed 185 consecutive patients who underwent excision of intracardiac mass (...

conclusions in hemodynamically stable patients with a ruptured raml, early detection by ct followed by selective arterial embolization may be lifesaving. introduction renal angiomyolipoma (raml), is a rare, benign tumor arising from renal mesenchymal cells. frequently, it is asymptomatic and found incidentally. spontaneous rupture with consequent retroperitoneal hemorrhage is an uncommon but ca...

pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (avms) are rare vascular malformations of the lung that usually led to a notable risk of serious and life-threatening complications. there is considerable debate about the best management of strategies for the group of patients with diffuse avms. several therapeutic options have been reported for management of this abnormality among which coil embolization ...

a 52-year-old post-menopausal female was admitted to the emergency room due to acute onset of abdominal pain in the right lower quadrant. there was no history of trauma of the abdomen. contrast-enhanced multi-detector computed tomography (mdct) of the abdomen and pelvis revealed a massive right retroperitoneal hematoma and contrast extravasation from a right ovarian artery aneurysm. digital sub...

BACKGROUND Stents provide effective treatment for stenotic saphenous venous aorto-coronary bypass grafts, but their placement carries a 20% incidence of procedure-related complications, which potentially are related to the distal embolization of atherosclerotic debris. We report the first multicenter randomized trial to evaluate use of a distal embolic protection device during stenting of such ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Calcific brain embolization is a rare event that is usually secondary to cardiac valve calcification. We present a case of stroke caused by embolization of calcific material from the brachiocephalic trunk, probably induced by radiotherapy. SUMMARY OF CASE A 56-year-old right-handed female developed left-sided hemiparesis, hemihypesthesia, and sensory inattention. She ha...

conclusions the present case appears to offer a safe and relatively simple method of balloon dilatation inside the lumen of the embolized fragment when the foreign body is too distal to retrieve with conventional snare systems. introduction increasing numbers of complex percutaneous coronary interventions have been accompanied by various intra-procedural complications. the fracture and emboliza...

Abstract Purpose of Review This review discusses applications transcranial Doppler (TCD) in cardiac surgery, its efficacy preventing adverse events such as postoperative cognitive decline and stroke, impact on clinical outcomes these patients. Recent Findings TCD alone combination with other neuromonitoring modalities has attracted attention a potential monitoring tool surgery allows not only t...

massive hemoptysis is one of the most important respiratory emergencies and pulmonary infiltrating diseases are among the rare causes of hemoptysis. bronchial artery embolization (bae) is a safe and effective treatment in these patients. our case was a 45 years old woman with a 7 year history of hodgkin's lymphoma who presented with massive hemoptysis of 20 days duration. ct scan revealed prebr...

Congenital coronary artery fistula is an uncommon anomaly. Transcatheter coil embolization or Amplatzer vascular plug device closure of fistula is often done in symptomatic patients with safe accessibility to the feeding coronary artery. Embolization of Amplatzer vascular plug device is rare. We report an 11-year-old male child who presented to us with increasing shortness of breath for 7 years...