Biatrial Thromboembolism with Paradoxical Embolism Through Persistent Foramen Ovale [PDF]
, 2020 V. Danov +4 more
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Trading Zones Between Thick and Thin: Anthropological Description as Scaffold or Mosaic
American Anthropologist, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Referring to the work of historian of science Peter Galison, I argue that anthropology requires thin description as an essential counterpart for thick description. Thin accounts provide the scaffolding within which thick descriptions sit. Galison uses the idea of a “trading zone” connecting different communities who, despite their differences (
David Zeitlyn
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Paradoxical Air Embolism in Spinal Surgery: Case Report and Literature Review
Brazilian NeurosurgeryAir embolism (AE) is a subtype of embolism, caused by the entry of air into the vascular system. It is a predominantly iatrogenic complication, and its symptomatic form is severe, although uncommon.
Guilherme José Miotto +6 more
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Paradoxical Embolization in an Adult Cystic Fibrosis Patient
Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2007 Cystic fibrosis patients with an implantable venous access device (IVAD) and a patent foramen ovale (PFO) are at an increased risk of developing paradoxical embolism.
Nabil M Al Lawati, Pearce Wilcox
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Patent foramen ovale and stroke: prognosis and treatment in young adults. [PDF]
, 2005 A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is found with increased frequency in patients with stroke of undetermined origin but the significance and therapeutic implications of this observation remain unclear.
Cramer, Steven C
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Increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke during Sleep in Apneic Patients. [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The literature indicates that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) increases the risk of ischemic stroke. However, the causal relationship between OSA and ischemic stroke is not well established.
Im, Kyoung Bin +5 more
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Classification of Platelet‐Activating Anti‐Platelet Factor 4 Disorders
International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction The prototypic anti‐platelet factor 4 (PF4) disorder—heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (HITT)—features immunoglobulin G (IgG) class antibodies that activate platelets, monocytes, and neutrophils in a mainly heparin‐dependent fashion via Fcγ receptor‐dependent cellular activation.
Theodore E. Warkentin
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Unusual presentation of basilar artery stroke secondary to patent foramen ovale: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2008 Introduction We report a case of a patient presenting with neuropsychiatric manifestations secondary to paradoxical embolism Case presentation Unexplained rapid onset of confusion with amnesia and minimal neurological deficits can be a manifestation of ...
Salam Abdul +2 more
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Ecocardiograma transesofágico revela fonte cardíaca de embolia cerebral em pacientes com AVC e mais que 45 anos [PDF]
, 2005 Cerebral embolism from cardiac source is an important cause of stroke, specially in patients younger than 45 years old. OBJECTIVE: To describe the transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) findings in young and non-young stroke patients without any prior ...
Aguiar, Alexandre Santos +10 more
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Reduced snow cover at the alpine treeline: resistance and recovery of saplings
New Phytologist, EarlyView.Summary At high elevations, tree saplings and shrubs are usually protected by mid‐winter snow cover, although climate change is expected to extend the snow‐free (SF) period. Exposure to winter drought, freeze–thaw events and freezing temperatures will therefore increase, inducing damages to the hydraulic system and to living cells, resulting in reduced
Katline Charra‐Vaskou +4 more
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