Ishemic stroke due to embolic air is uncommon. There are few reports of patients with air embolic stroke as a complication of endoscopic procedures. The temporal relationship between the stroke and this procedure is the ...

Arterial embolization with cyanoacrylate is commonly used for the treatment of arteriovenous malformations. We report the case of a 40 years old man who four days after an embolization with cyanoacrylate, begins with ...

Fat embolism syndrome is the presence of a fatty embolus in the circulatory system that can manifest itself in multiple ways, ranging from asymptomatic presentation to respiratory failure, neurocognitive deficits, and ...

We report a case of a bihemispheric paradoxical cerebral embolism in a patient with pulmonary thromboembolism and presumptive pulmonary arteriovenous fistula. The echocardiogram showed no intracardiac shunt, and the ...

Infartos cerebrais de etiologia cardíaca são observados em cerca de 20% dos pacientes com acidente vascular cerebral isquêmico. Infarto cerebral ocorre como manifestação clínica inicial em um terço dos casos de mixoma ...

Infartos cerebrais de etiologia cardíaca são observados em cerca de 20% dos pacientes com acidente vascular cerebral isquêmico. Infarto cerebral ocorre como manifestação clínica inicial em um terço dos casos de mixoma ...

Background: The New Approach Rivaroxaban Inhibition of Factor Xa in a Global Trial vs. ASA to Prevent Embolism in Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (NAVIGATE-ESUS) trial is a randomized phase-III trial comparing ...

Background: Embolic strokes of undetermined source comprise up to 20% of ischemic strokes. The stroke recurrence rate is substantial with aspirin, widely used for secondary prevention. The New Approach riVaroxaban ...