"Embolectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Surgical removal of an obstructing clot or foreign material which has been transported from a distant vessel by the bloodstream. Removal of a clot at its original site is called THROMBECTOMY.
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D017128
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.100.814.445
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Embolectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Sedhom R, Elbadawi A, Megaly M, Athar A, Bharadwaj AS, Prasad V, Cameron SJ, Weinberg I, Mamas MA, Messerli AW, Jaber W, Elgendy IY. Outcomes with catheter-directed thrombolysis vs. catheter-directed embolectomy among patients with high-risk pulmonary embolism: a nationwide analysis. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care. 2023 Apr 17; 12(4):224-231.
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Mai AS, Matetic A, Elgendy IY, Lopez-Mattei J, Kotronias RA, Sun LY, Yong JH, Bagur R, Van Spall HGC, Mamas MA. The association between cancer diagnosis, care, and outcomes in 1 million patients hospitalized for acute pulmonary embolism. Int J Cardiol. 2023 Jan 15; 371:354-362.
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Loyalka P, Ansari MZ, Cheema FH, Miller CC, Rajagopal S, Rajagopal K. Surgical pulmonary embolectomy and catheter-based therapies for acute pulmonary embolism: A contemporary systematic review. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 12; 156(6):2155-2167.
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Sareyyupoglu B, Greason KL, Suri RM, Keegan MT, Dearani JA, Sundt TM. A more aggressive approach to emergency embolectomy for acute pulmonary embolism. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010 Sep; 85(9):785-90.
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Augoustides JG, Plappert T, Bavaria JE. Hemodynamic collapse during pulmonary embolectomy due to loss of venous return from acute occlusion of the cardiopulmonary venous cannula with thromboembolus. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2008 Aug; 7(4):661-2.