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Embolus

MedGen UID:
352811
Concept ID:
C1704212
Finding
Synonyms: Embolism; Embolism - lesion
SNOMED CT: Embolism - lesion (55584005); Embolus (55584005); Embolism (55584005)

Definition

A mass of clotted blood or other formed elements, such as bubbles of air, calcium fragments, etc. brought by the blood from another vessel and forced into a smaller one, thus obstructing the circulation. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Naoum JJ
Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J 2024;20(3):27-35. Epub 2024 May 16 doi: 10.14797/mdcvj.1338. PMID: 38765210Free PMC Article
Kalloniatis M, Wang H, Katalinic P, Ly A, Apel W, Nivison-Smith L, Kalloniatis KF
Clin Exp Optom 2022 Mar;105(2):117-134. Epub 2022 Jan 4 doi: 10.1080/08164622.2021.1999771. PMID: 34982952
Spence JD
Neurol Clin 2015 May;33(2):443-57. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2014.12.008. PMID: 25907915

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Naoum JJ
Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J 2024;20(3):27-35. Epub 2024 May 16 doi: 10.14797/mdcvj.1338. PMID: 38765210Free PMC Article
Dix C, Tran H
Aust J Gen Pract 2022 Sep;51(9):667-671. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-05-22-6440. PMID: 36045622
Ellis MH, Avnery O
Am J Med 2021 Mar;134(3):317-325. Epub 2020 Oct 25 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.09.027. PMID: 33289662
Singh M, Long B, Koyfman A
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2017 Nov;35(4):879-888. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2017.07.005. PMID: 28987434
Olson JD
Adv Clin Chem 2015;69:1-46. Epub 2015 Feb 7 doi: 10.1016/bs.acc.2014.12.001. PMID: 25934358

Diagnosis

McNally MM, Univers J
Surg Clin North Am 2018 Oct;98(5):1081-1096. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2018.05.002. PMID: 30243449
Sharma A, Shepard JO
Radiol Clin North Am 2018 May;56(3):377-390. Epub 2018 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2018.01.001. PMID: 29622073
Olson JD
Adv Clin Chem 2015;69:1-46. Epub 2015 Feb 7 doi: 10.1016/bs.acc.2014.12.001. PMID: 25934358
Donnelly JC, D'Alton ME
Semin Perinatol 2013 Aug;37(4):225-33. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2013.04.002. PMID: 23916021
Murdoch JA, Gan TJ
Anesthesiol Clin North Am 2001 Mar;19(1):125-40. doi: 10.1016/s0889-8537(05)70215-7. PMID: 11244913

Therapy

Pesonen E, Vlasov H, Suojaranta R, Hiippala S, Schramko A, Wilkman E, Eränen T, Arvonen K, Mazanikov M, Salminen US, Meinberg M, Vähäsilta T, Petäjä L, Raivio P, Juvonen T, Pettilä V
JAMA 2022 Jul 19;328(3):251-258. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.10461. PMID: 35852528Free PMC Article
Moss JG, Wu O, Bodenham AR, Agarwal R, Menne TF, Jones BL, Heggie R, Hill S, Dixon-Hughes J, Soulis E, Germeni E, Dillon S, McCartney E; CAVA trial group
Lancet 2021 Jul 31;398(10298):403-415. Epub 2021 Jul 21 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00766-2. PMID: 34297997
Miller T, Cudkowicz M, Shaw PJ, Andersen PM, Atassi N, Bucelli RC, Genge A, Glass J, Ladha S, Ludolph AL, Maragakis NJ, McDermott CJ, Pestronk A, Ravits J, Salachas F, Trudell R, Van Damme P, Zinman L, Bennett CF, Lane R, Sandrock A, Runz H, Graham D, Houshyar H, McCampbell A, Nestorov I, Chang I, McNeill M, Fanning L, Fradette S, Ferguson TA
N Engl J Med 2020 Jul 9;383(2):109-119. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2003715. PMID: 32640130
Fiehler J, Thomalla G, Bernhardt M, Kniep H, Berlis A, Dorn F, Eckert B, Kemmling A, Langner S, Remonda L, Reith W, Rohde S, Möhlenbruch M, Bendszus M, Forkert ND, Gellissen S
Stroke 2019 May;50(5):1275-1278. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.119.024858. PMID: 31009356
Murdoch JA, Gan TJ
Anesthesiol Clin North Am 2001 Mar;19(1):125-40. doi: 10.1016/s0889-8537(05)70215-7. PMID: 11244913

Prognosis

Dix C, Tran H
Aust J Gen Pract 2022 Sep;51(9):667-671. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-05-22-6440. PMID: 36045622
Fiehler J, Thomalla G, Bernhardt M, Kniep H, Berlis A, Dorn F, Eckert B, Kemmling A, Langner S, Remonda L, Reith W, Rohde S, Möhlenbruch M, Bendszus M, Forkert ND, Gellissen S
Stroke 2019 May;50(5):1275-1278. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.119.024858. PMID: 31009356
Ruskin KJ
Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2018 Apr;31(2):215-218. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000000567. PMID: 29334497
Donnelly JC, D'Alton ME
Semin Perinatol 2013 Aug;37(4):225-33. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2013.04.002. PMID: 23916021
Zwischenberger JB, Alpard SK, Bidani A
Chest Surg Clin N Am 1999 Aug;9(3):543-64, viii. PMID: 10459429

Clinical prediction guides

Dix C, Tran H
Aust J Gen Pract 2022 Sep;51(9):667-671. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-05-22-6440. PMID: 36045622
Walusinski O
Eur Neurol 2019;81(5-6):309-318. Epub 2019 Sep 5 doi: 10.1159/000502576. PMID: 31487724
Fiehler J, Thomalla G, Bernhardt M, Kniep H, Berlis A, Dorn F, Eckert B, Kemmling A, Langner S, Remonda L, Reith W, Rohde S, Möhlenbruch M, Bendszus M, Forkert ND, Gellissen S
Stroke 2019 May;50(5):1275-1278. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.119.024858. PMID: 31009356
Stone JR, Wilkins LR
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2015 Mar;18(1):24-30. Epub 2014 Dec 29 doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2014.12.004. PMID: 25814200
van den Heijkant TC, Aerts BA, Teijink JA, Buurman WA, Luyer MD
World J Gastroenterol 2013 Mar 7;19(9):1338-41. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i9.1338. PMID: 23538325Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Lewis SR, Macey R, Parker MJ, Cook JA, Griffin XL
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Feb 14;2(2):CD013410. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013410.pub2. PMID: 35156194Free PMC Article
Li F, Sun JY, Wu LD, Hao JF, Wang RX
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2021 Nov;32(11):3068-3081. Epub 2021 Sep 3 doi: 10.1111/jce.15230. PMID: 34453379
Crosby DA, Ryan K, McEniff N, Dicker P, Regan C, Lynch C, Byrne B
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2018 Mar;222:25-30. Epub 2017 Dec 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.12.035. PMID: 29331855
Kaltenmeier CT, Erben Y, Indes J, Lee A, Dardik A, Sarac T, Ochoa Chaar CI
J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2018 May;6(3):399-407.e4. Epub 2017 Dec 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2017.11.006. PMID: 29290600
Hajibandeh S, Hajibandeh S, Antoniou GA, Scurr JR, Torella F
Phlebology 2015 Oct;30(9):589-602. Epub 2015 Jan 6 doi: 10.1177/0268355514567731. PMID: 25567877

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