Sentences with phrase «vessel occlusion»
"Vessel occlusion" refers to the blockage or obstruction of a blood vessel, usually by a clot or other material. This blockage can prevent blood flow and cause damage to the tissues supplied by the affected vessel. Full definition
Overgrowth of Veillonella «might exacerbate pain crises primarily due to blood vessels occlusion,» the research team wrote.
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A new device worn like a visor can detect emergent large - vessel occlusion in patients with suspected stroke with 92 percent accuracy, report clinical investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Mount Sinai, the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center and elsewhere in an article published online on March 6, 2018, in the Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery.
The diseases that result from abnormal blood clotting, vessel occlusion with clots, and inflammation from clot dissolution are called thromboembolic or thrombotic diseases.
In contrast, a standard physical examination achieved only 40 to 89 percent accuracy in identifying patients with large - vessel occlusion who could benefit from endovascular therapy.
Normally a hernia is as simple as some abdominal fat passing through the opening causing the lump; however it is possible that intestinal loops may pass through causing complications like strangulation of the intestine leading to blood vessel occlusion and other complications.
A new device worn like a visor can detect emergent large - vessel occlusion in patients with suspected stroke with 92 percent accuracy, report clinical investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Mount...
Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit and Golden Hour Thrombolysis for Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion: Initial Experience conducted at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, examined patients who received IV tPA from MSTUs and found that it improved flow restoration rates for emergent large vessel occlusion (clots) strokes (ELVO) that were treated in the «golden hour» following symptom onset.
In the study, the VIPS device was deployed with emergency medical personnel in regions served by five Comprehensive Stroke Centers equipped with the endovascular capabilities to treat large - vessel occlusions that underlie severe stroke.
«If we can give the information to emergency personnel out in the field that this is a large - vessel occlusion, that should change their thought process in triage as to which hospital they go to.»
Patients with large - vessel occlusions can then be routed to a Comprehensive Stroke Center with endovascular capabilities.
Endovascular therapy within 24 hours is the standard of care for emergent large - vessel occlusion, but the chance of achieving a good outcome decreases by approximately 20 percent for each hour that passes before treatment.