Thrombus

experienced doctors in a hospital that can provide integrated expertise at short notice. The Race with Time for Life A primary angioplasty has many challenges, from identification and evaluation of affected lesion, vessel access, lesion morphology, thrombus burden, to hemodynamics. This requires not only experts in interventional cardiology, but also, more importantly, a dedicated team of nurses, and cath lab technician who can react quickly to an emergency call, even during off hours. It…

possibly resulted due to adhere to warfarin treatment therefore causing artery blockage (ischemic stroke). This type of stroke results when arteries supplying blood to the brain are blocked or narrowed causing reduced blood flow. This is as a result of thrombus formation in the arteries that supply blood to the brain due to fatty deposit build up. Risk factors. The following are the risk factors that may have led to Steve’s condition; lifestyle risk factors like exposure to alcoholic drinks…

of the pharmacological prophylaxis would give an indication if the treatment should be continued or stopped if the risk of VTE is already ruled out. If there is not any contraindication identified, they are able to take anticoagulants to prevent thrombus formation. If contraindications are identified such as haemorrhage or stroke, the use of pharmacological prophylactic should be avoided. It certainly does not suggest that they are not able receive prophylaxis, but other form of prophylactic…

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common form of feline cardiomyopathies. This disease affects the cardiovascular system. The heart has many important anatomical features. One of these being the ventricle of the heart. The ventricle of the heart is the main heart muscle that pumps blood. When HCM occurs the left ventricle within the heart thickens. When the thickening of the ventricle occurs there will be a decreased ventricular chamber volume, and abnormal ventricular relaxation.…

Nevertheless, some remarks about ablation therapy should be discussed: - The success of AF ablation is highly dependent on the operator’s skills and his experience. - There is no consensus protocol on how to perform the freezing period in the ablation and each laboratory takes the blanking period as they consider. The FIRE and ICE randomized trial concluded that cryoablation was found to be noninferior to RF ablation in symptomatic patients with drug-refractory pAF either non ablation…

color duplex study was performed for bilateral lower limbs which revealed mild atherosclerosis of the arteries without narrowing or blockage, no aneurysms in the popliteal arteries and confirmed the presence of a right DPA aneurysm with a small mural thrombus. Right foot toes pressure measurement showed normal readings (Fig.2). Surgical exploration was carried out under ankle block. A longitudinal skin incision was made directly over the aneurysm. Sharp dissection through fascia revealed a 3 cm…

blood upward to the heart. These veins also have many one-way valves that keep the blood from flowing back down. Restriction of blood flow from the legs causes a build-up of pressure, which in turn forces fluid into the leg called oedema. Therefore, thrombus formation occurs when there is a reduced of blood flow due to physical inactivity (‘Deep Vein Thrombosis’,…

THE CAUSES OF HEART ATTACK The onset of heart attack is a result of a portion of cardiac muscle having necrosis, which is caused by an obstruction of a coronary artery through artherosclerosis, a thrombus or spasm. Heart attack often occurs when the flow of oxygen-rich blood to a section of the heart muscle becomes blocked which is mostly a result of coronary heart disease (NIH, 2012). According to National Institutes (NIH), Coronary heart disease is a condition that is as a result of a waxy…

Venous thrombosis is a condition in which a blood clot (thrombus) forms in a vein. This clot can limit blood flow through the vein, causing swelling and pain. Thrombosis can occur in deep veins and superficial (surface) veins, and can occasionally break off and travel to the lungs (pulmonary embolus). Deep vein thrombosis is the most common type of venous thrombosis. Superficial Vein Thrombosis (SVT) — Leg vein clots in the superficial veins (veins near the surface of the skin) can cause pain,…

Understanding the pathophysiology of a myocardial infarction begins with atherosclerosis, the main contributor to MI. “Atherosclerosis a common disorder characterized by yellowish plaques of cholesterol, other lipids, and cellular debris in the inner layers of the walls of arteries (Mosby, 2013, pg.153).” Fatty deposits (lipids) are circulating through the blood and become stuck to the artery walls, due to an injury in the endothelial lining of the blood vessel. After some time, the build up…