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Artery Thrombus (artery + thrombus)
Selected AbstractsManagement of femoral artery thrombosis in an immature dogJOURNAL OF VETERINARY EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE, Issue 1 2005Kathy C. Tater DVM Abstract Objective: To report a case of femoral artery thrombosis and its medical management in a young dog. Case summary: A 13-week-old, female Boxer puppy presented with hind limb paralysis after an abdominal crush injury. A left femoral artery thrombus was identified on ultrasound. No spinal trauma was visualized in imaging studies. Clinical management of arterial thrombosis in a 13-week-old puppy with streptokinase and dalteparin therapy is described. New or unique information provided: This paper describes an unusual presentation of arterial thrombosis. The medical management with streptokinase and dalteparin is also out of the ordinary. Images that document the development of compensatory circulation around the thrombosed vessel are included. Additionally, this paper also documents the altered development that occurred in this immature dog after the thrombotic event. [source] Postinfectious gastroparesis related to autonomic failure: a case reportNEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY & MOTILITY, Issue 2 2006A. Lobrano Abstract, Background and aim:, Severe dysautonomia may be secondary to viral infections, resulting in impaired autoimmune, cardiovascular, urinary and digestive dysfunction. Herein, we present a case of a 31-year-old white female patient who had severe gastroparesis related to autonomic failure following an episode of acute gastroenteritis. This seems to be the first report providing thorough assessment of the enteric and autonomic nervous system by analysis of full-thickness small intestinal biopsies, cardiovagal testing and autopsy. Hospital course:, This patient affected by a severe gastroparesis was treated with antiemetics, prokinetics, analgesics and gastric electrical stimulation to control symptoms. Nutritional support was made using jejunal feeding tube and, in the final stage of disease, with total parenteral nutrition. Autonomic studies revealed minimal heart rate variability and a disordered Valsalva manoeuvre although the enteric nervous system and the smooth muscle layer showed a normal appearance. Hospital courses were complicated by episodes of bacteraemia and fungemia. Serum antiphospholipid antibodies were noted but despite anticoagulation, she developed a pulmonary embolism and shortly thereafter the patient died. Autopsy revealed acute haemorrhagic Candida pneumonia with left main pulmonary artery thrombus. Sympathetic chain analysis revealed decreased myelinated axons with vacuolar degeneration and patchy inflammation consistent with Guillain-Barre syndrome. The evaluation of the enteric nervous system in the stomach and small bowel revealed no evidence of enteric neuropathy or myopathy. Conclusion:, A Guillain-Barre-like disease with gastroparesis following acute gastroenteritis is supported by physiological and autonomic studies with histological findings. [source] Left coronary artery thrombus characterized by a fully automatic three-dimensional gated reconstruction,CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS, Issue 1 2009Gert A.F. Schoonenberg MSc Abstract Rotational coronary angiography and subsequent automatic modeling or reconstruction can result in clinically valuable three-dimensional (3D) representations of the coronaries. From these 3D representations information can be derived for specific coronary segments, such as lesion length, vessel diameter, bifurcation angles, and optimal viewing angles. In this case report, we highlight the characterization of a left coronary artery thrombus by a fully automatic 3D gated reconstruction. This case also shows that detailed 3D morphology of a lesion can be assessed during percutaneous coronary interventions using rotational coronary angiography and subsequent automated image processing. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source] | ||||||||||