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Embolism

MedGen UID:
4916
Concept ID:
C0013922
Pathologic Function
Synonym: Embolisms
SNOMED CT: Embolism (414086009)

Definition

The blockage of a blood vessel lumen by air or solid material such as blood clot or other tissues (e.g., adipose tissue, cancer cells) that have migrated from another anatomic site. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Bonkemeyer Millan S, Gan R, Townsend PE
Am Fam Physician 2019 Sep 1;100(5):298-305. PMID: 31478635
Jany B, Welte T
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Chest 2012 Feb;141(2 Suppl):e419S-e496S. doi: 10.1378/chest.11-2301. PMID: 22315268Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Coggins AS, Gomez E, Sheffield JS
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2022 Sep;49(3):439-460. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2022.02.015. PMID: 36122978
Trott T, Bowman J
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Howard L
Clin Med (Lond) 2019 May;19(3):243-247. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.19-3-247. PMID: 31092519Free PMC Article
Rali PM, Criner GJ
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018 Sep 1;198(5):588-598. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201711-2302CI. PMID: 29672125
Doherty S
Aust Fam Physician 2017 Nov;46(11):816-820. PMID: 29101916

Diagnosis

Walter K
JAMA 2023 Jan 3;329(1):104. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.17782. PMID: 36194421
Fukumoto LE, Fukumoto KD
Nurs Clin North Am 2018 Sep;53(3):335-347. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2018.04.003. PMID: 30100000
Doherty S
Aust Fam Physician 2017 Nov;46(11):816-820. PMID: 29101916
Mirski MA, Lele AV, Fitzsimmons L, Toung TJ
Anesthesiology 2007 Jan;106(1):164-77. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200701000-00026. PMID: 17197859
Hill BF, Jones JS
Am J Emerg Med 1993 Mar;11(2):155-7. doi: 10.1016/0735-6757(93)90111-n. PMID: 8476458

Therapy

Carnicelli AP, Hong H, Connolly SJ, Eikelboom J, Giugliano RP, Morrow DA, Patel MR, Wallentin L, Alexander JH, Cecilia Bahit M, Benz AP, Bohula EA, Chao TF, Dyal L, Ezekowitz M, A A Fox K, Gencer B, Halperin JL, Hijazi Z, Hohnloser SH, Hua K, Hylek E, Toda Kato E, Kuder J, Lopes RD, Mahaffey KW, Oldgren J, Piccini JP, Ruff CT, Steffel J, Wojdyla D, Granger CB; COMBINE AF (A Collaboration Between Multiple Institutions to Better Investigate Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulant Use in Atrial Fibrillation) Investigators
Circulation 2022 Jan 25;145(4):242-255. Epub 2022 Jan 5 doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.056355. PMID: 34985309Free PMC Article
Fernando SM, Tran A, Cheng W, Sadeghirad B, Arabi YM, Cook DJ, Møller MH, Mehta S, Fowler RA, Burns KEA, Wells PS, Carrier M, Crowther MA, Scales DC, English SW, Kyeremanteng K, Kanji S, Kho ME, Rochwerg B
Chest 2022 Feb;161(2):418-428. Epub 2021 Aug 19 doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.08.050. PMID: 34419428
Ntaios G
J Am Coll Cardiol 2020 Jan 28;75(3):333-340. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.11.024. PMID: 31976872
Hao C, Sun M, Wang H, Zhang L, Wang W
Prog Mol Biol Transl Sci 2019;163:21-39. Epub 2019 Mar 25 doi: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2019.02.003. PMID: 31030749
Mojadidi MK, Zaman MO, Elgendy IY, Mahmoud AN, Patel NK, Agarwal N, Tobis JM, Meier B
J Am Coll Cardiol 2018 Mar 6;71(9):1035-1043. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.12.059. PMID: 29495983

Prognosis

Leitao S, Manning E, Greene RA, Corcoran P; Maternal Morbidity Advisory Group*
BJOG 2022 Feb;129(3):402-411. Epub 2021 Sep 23 doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16880. PMID: 34455672
Poor HD
Chest 2021 Oct;160(4):1471-1480. Epub 2021 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.06.016. PMID: 34153340Free PMC Article
Elgendy IY, Gad MM, Mansoor H, Mahmoud AN, Elbadawi A, Saad A, Saad M, Elkaryoni A, Secemsky EA, Mamas MA, Monreal M, Weinberg I, Pepine CJ
Mayo Clin Proc 2021 Aug;96(8):2102-2113. Epub 2021 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.01.015. PMID: 34144802
Khoury H, Lyons R, Sanaiha Y, Rudasill S, Shemin RJ, Benharash P
Ann Thorac Surg 2020 Jun;109(6):1804-1810. Epub 2019 Nov 7 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.09.055. PMID: 31706868
Berman AR
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Clinical prediction guides

Nguyen E, Caranfa JT, Lyman GH, Kuderer NM, Stirbis C, Wysocki M, Coleman CI, Weeda ER, Kohn CG
J Thromb Haemost 2018 Feb;16(2):279-292. Epub 2018 Jan 15 doi: 10.1111/jth.13921. PMID: 29215781
Soo Hoo GW
Expert Rev Respir Med 2013 Apr;7(2):171-91. doi: 10.1586/ers.13.7. PMID: 23547993
Carrier M, Righini M, Le Gal G
J Thromb Haemost 2012 Aug;10(8):1486-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2012.04804.x. PMID: 22672341
Favretto G, Stritoni P
Ital Heart J 2005 Oct;6(10):799-804. PMID: 16270470
Righini M, Bounameaux H
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2004 Sep;10(5):345-9. doi: 10.1097/01.mcp.0000130329.21799.7b. PMID: 15316430

Recent systematic reviews

Zuo Z, Yue J, Dong BR, Wu T, Liu GJ, Hao Q
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Apr 15;4(4):CD004437. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004437.pub6. PMID: 33857326Free PMC Article
Kollias A, Kyriakoulis KG, Lagou S, Kontopantelis E, Stergiou GS, Syrigos K
Vasc Med 2021 Aug;26(4):415-425. Epub 2021 Apr 4 doi: 10.1177/1358863X21995566. PMID: 33818197Free PMC Article
Fields JM, Davis J, Girson L, Au A, Potts J, Morgan CJ, Vetter I, Riesenberg LA
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2017 Jul;30(7):714-723.e4. Epub 2017 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2017.03.004. PMID: 28495379
Marti C, John G, Konstantinides S, Combescure C, Sanchez O, Lankeit M, Meyer G, Perrier A
Eur Heart J 2015 Mar 7;36(10):605-14. Epub 2014 Jun 10 doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu218. PMID: 24917641Free PMC Article
Ye R, Zhao L, Wang C, Wu X, Yan H
Respir Med 2014 Jan;108(1):1-8. Epub 2013 Oct 17 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2013.10.012. PMID: 24183289

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